Aircraft Information and History
North American Aviation (NAA) manufactured several iconic aircraft, including the T-6 Texan trainer, the P-51 Mustang fighter, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the T-28 Trojan trainer, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, the X-15 rocket plane, the XB-70, as well as the Apollo Command and Service Modules.
The trainers, manufactured in the 1940s and 1950s, served in the US military and other armed forces around the world, primarily as trainers, but also in combat roles until the late 1960s. More than 1,000 are now privately held and NAA trainers include the TF-51, TB-25, T-28, T-6/SNJ/Harvard, NA-50, and NA-64.
North American Aviation (NAA) was a major aerospace manufacturer, responsible for a number of historic aircraft, including the T-6 and T-28 trainers, the P-51 fighter, and the B-25 Mitchell bomber...
The T-6 "Texan" has had multiple designations during its long career. It was known as the Harvard in the Royal Canadian and Royal Air Forces, SNJ in the U.S. Navy...
The T-28 “Trojan” was designed and manufactured for the United States Air Force and Navy. It was primarily used as an advanced trainer but served in combat around the word...
A veteran of World War II and the Korean War, the P-51 "Mustang" was the first U.S. built fighter airplane to push its nose over Europe after the fall of France...
The B-25 "Mitchell" bomber is one of the iconic airplanes of World War II. Most famous because it was selected by then Col. Doolittle for the "Tokyo Raid"...