The Vultee BT-13 Valiant is an American World War II -era basic (a category between primary and advanced) trainer aircraft built by Vultee Aircraft for the United States Army Air Corps, and …

The Vultee BT-13 Valiant joins the Fairchild PT-19 and the Boeing-Stearman PT-13/17 series (see NASM collection for both aircraft) as the most widely used United States primary trainers …

Vultee BT-13A “Valiant” (Model- 54) (S/N 41-21271; MSN 74-5109; C/S N64852) ~ Nicknamed by many of her pilots as the “Vultee Vibrator”, she was later re-designated the T-13A in 1948. …

Known to its student pilots as the “Vultee Vibrator,” thousands of Army Air Corps, Navy, and Marine Corps aviation cadets flew the BT-13 series aircraft during World War II as the next …

The Vultee BT-13 was the principal vehicle used for the Basic Training phase, as powered by the 450 hp Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 nine-cylinder radial, single-row, air- cooled engine.

The BT-13A Valiant evolved in response to a USAAF need for a second phase training aircraft. The Vultee Aircraft Inc. design, combined a closed-cockpit, low-wing, metal monoplane with …

BT-13A Basic Trainer Student's Manual: Originally created by the U.S. Army Air Force Training Command, this Basic Training Student Manual features the BT-13A throughout, and describes …

Mar 21, 2024 · The Vultee BT-13A Valiant was an all-metal, two-place, single engine, low-wing monoplane with fixed landing gear. The airplane was 28 feet, 10 inches (8.788 meters) long …

Virtually every potential pilot trained by the Army Air Force in World War II did their Basic Flight course in a BT-13. The Valiant was an excellent trainer for new pilots since it had very docile …

Mar 21, 2025 · The left wing of Fort’s airplane was struck from behind by another airplane, BT-13A 42-42450, flown by Flight Officer Frank E. Stamme, Jr., U.S. Army Air Corps.