Vultee BT-13A Valiant. “The Valiant was the most prolific trainer used in the US
during the war. In all well over 11,000 of these aircraft were built for the Army
Air Corps and the Navy between 1940 and 1944. The original model had a 450
hp Pratt and Whitney Wasp Junior R-985-AN-1 engine. However, production of
airframes outstripped the ability of United Aircraft to deliver power plants and
hence a variation, powered by a 450 hp Wright R-975-11 Whirlwind was
developed, known as the BT-15. Cadets that trained on the Valiant referred to
it as the “Vultee Vibrator” for obvious reasons. This one found its way onto the
Mexican civil register, although a “Jet” it was not!. My shot was taken at
Hawthorne Municipal in 1962.”
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