Texans

World War II Other Military Units
#1

This has to go in ‘Other’ I guess - there might be 60 countries involved by the end…

Anyhow, this is what I’ve done so far :slight_smile:

North American AT-6 of the Argentine Navy 1950.

North American T-6G of the Austrian Air Force 1959.

North American AT-6 of the Belgian Air Force 1955.

North American T-6G of the Biafran Air Force 1969.

North American AT-6 of the Bolivian Air Force 1955.

North American Harvard of the Royal Canadian Air Force 1951.

North American T-6G of the Chilean Air Force 1950.

North American AT-6 of the Colombian Air Force 1955.

#2

Beautifully done, as ever, Clave.
I’ve seen Texans in formation aerobatics, out here in NZ. A group that goes by the name of “The Roaring Forties”.
In recent years, most of the surviving Texans have found their way into syndicated ownership by various warbird groups and affiliates.
There’s something to be said when hearing and seeing a dozen Texans pull out of a formation Loop-the-Loop at about 400mph ias at about 600foot agl. It is of interest that much of the engine “roar” is due to the fact that the tips of the propellers at maximum thrust exceed the speed of sound, and thus establish a temporary ‘cavitation effect’, which both echoes and dopplers the sound of the motor.

Kind Regards Clave, Uyraell.

#3

Amazing!

This is very much ongoing:

North American Harvard IIA of the Democratic Republic of Congo Air Force 1964.

North American T-6F of the Cuban Air Force 1950.

North American AT-6 of the Danish Air Force 1960.

North American AT-6 of the Dominican Republic Air Force 1951.

North American AT-6 of the Ecuador Air Force 1955.

North American SNJ-5 of the El Salvador Air Force 1969.

North American Harvard IIB of the Royal Egyptian Air Force 1948.

North American T-6G of the French Air Force 1957.

#4

Beautifully done Clave. :slight_smile:
Interestingly, the South Africans only retired the last of their AT6’s and sold them off in the late 80’s early 90’s.
I think the last couple were sold to Australia and New Zealand interests in '95.
Not a bad “lifetime” for an aircraft that began life as a “temporary measure”!.

P.S: if you want a Really interesting Profile, there’s a single surviving NA 80, single seater Fighter, built for Thailand in 1940.
AT6 airframe, became the basis of the “D Model” for the armed AT6’s the French etc used. The NA 80 is currently in the USA.

Kind Regards Clave, Uyraell.

#5

Thanks, I will take a look when I have got through these…

The next batch:

North American T-6G of the Gabon Air Force 1962.

North American Harvard IV of the Luftwaffe 1956.

North American T-6G of the Royal Hellenic Air Force 1949.

North American Harvard III of 352 Squadron RAF 1944.

North American SNJ-4 of the Honduras Air Force 1969.

North American T-6G of the Indian Air Force 1956.

North American Harvard IIB of the Indonesian Air Force 1950.

This example is an AT-6 of the Israeli Defence Force 1948.

#6

More…

North American T-6C of the Italian Air Force 1955.

North American T-6G of the Japanese Self Defence Air Force 1966.

North American T-6G of the Katanga Air Force 1962.

North American Harvard III of the Lebanese Air Force 1957.

Out of sequence:

T-6D of the Brazilian Air Force 1965.

#7

Beautiful work…well done Clave.

#8

Only a technical question, what software did you use for creation of this images?

#9

Thanks! :slight_smile:

I use Adobe Illustrator.

Here’s some more Texans:

North American T-6G of the Royal Lao Air Force 1962.

North American AT-6B of the Mexican Air Force 1942.

North American AT-6 of the Mozambique Air Force 1975.

North American Harvard IIB of the Netherlands Air Force 1961.

North American Harvard II of the New Zealand Air Force 1969.

North American Harvard IIB of the Norwegian Air Force 1946.

North American Harvard II of the Pakistan Air Force 1948.

#10

More Texans/countries:

North American T-6G of the Paraguay Air Force 1955.

North American T-6G of the Philippines Air Force 1950.

North American T-6G of the Portuguese Air Force 1974.

North American AT-6 of the South African Air Force 1960.

North American T-6G of the South Korean Air Force 1952.

North American Harvard IIA of the Southern Rhodesia Air Force 1950.

North American T-6F of the South Vietnam Air Force 1960.

#11

Nearly done:

North American T-6G of the Spanish Air Force 1955.

North American Harvard IIB of the Swedish Air Force 1960.

North American AT-16 of the Swiss Air Force 1960.

North American AT-6B of the Syrian Air Force 1948.

North American T-6G of the Royal Thai Air Force 1955.

North American T-6G of the Turkish Air Force 1955.

North American T-6G of the Uruguayan Air Force 1979.

#12

They think it’s all over… well it is now:

North American AT-6 of the USAAF 1943.

North American SNJ-5 of the US Navy 1950.

North American T-6G of the Venezuelan Air Force 1943.

North American Harvard IIB of the Yemeni Air Force 1957.

North American Harvard IIB of the Yugoslav Air Force 1946.

#13

Stunningly beautiful as ever Clave, Very Well Done !
It might interest you to know: (ex) “RNZAF 1079” is still flying, and in fact flies these days as one of the " The Roaring Forties" display group I mentioned earlier. (Post #2.)
I have several times seen 1079 in flight and in person, so to speak. The aircraft is one of the more well known warbirds in NZ. It is a pleasure to see 1079 depicted here. :slight_smile:

It might also interest you to know that South Africa Air Force #7675 is also in NZ, registered to a syndicate in Auckland, and has flown as part of “The Roaring Forties” also. That aircraft was among the number brought into NZ in the late 1980’s, early 1990’s.

Kind and Respectful Regards Clave, Uyraell.

#14

Still tracking down more countries and and more generally:

North American AT-6 of the Argentine Navy 1950.

North American T-6G of the Democratic Republic of Congo Air Force 1964.

North American Harvard IIB of the Royal Egyptian Air Force 1949.

North American Harvard IIB of the Egyptian Air Force 1964.

North American Harvard IIA of the Royal Navy 1958.

North American AT-6 of the Guatemalan Air Force 1945.

North American T-6G of the Italian Air Force 1955.

North American Harvard IIB of the Jordanian Air Force 1957.

North American Harvard IIB of the Norwegian Air Force 1954.

North American T-6C of the Spanish Air Force 1975.

North American AT-6 of the Soviet Air Force 1945.

#15

One of the nicest series of plates I’ve ever seen Clave, and certainly one the most extensive, ever.
I really enjoy seeing your works, and long may you continue.
Your plates add much value to this forum, and I seriously Recommend Admin here vote you a signature or Merit badge for your very fine contributions.
It is my hope that the moderators will second this motion/recommendation.

Kind and Respectful Regards Clave, Uyraell.

#16

Thank you for that, very kind. :cool:

#17

Clave, you deserve it, greatly.
Your works are an asset to the Forum, and are always of very good quality.

Kind and Respectful Regards Clave my friend, Uyraell.

#18

Unfortunately, all I got was the dreaded red x in the box. What image type are you posting ?

#19

Hi toastmaker,
Clave posted beautiful color scale drawings of the famous North American T-6 Texan, in all the different versions that were adopted by the Air Force of about 60 Countries. You can only read the caption of every single drawing, but i don’t know why the image aren’t available. What a pity! They were high quality drawings.

North American t-6 Taxan.jpg