Specialty Press

North American T-6 A Definitive History of the Worlds Most Famous Trainer

by  Dan Hagedorn

Reviewed By  Ed Kinney, IPMS# 2989

MSRP: $32.95 ISBN 10: 1580071244 ISBN 13: 9781580071246 Website: www.specialtypress.com 9 X 9", 228 pages 300 b/w and 30 color photos with 85 illustrations Hardcover I can tell you that based on his position as curator for the Museum of Flight in Seattle, the author has spared nothing in the creation of this fine reference publication. The AT-6 (or T-6) was a joint effort between North American designers Lee Atwood and "Dutch" Kindleberger that came to be an icon as far as military trainers went, eventually being either exported or built under license in more than 83 countries throughout the world. Nearly 16,000 units were built and hundreds are still flying today. This book takes one from the inception of this aircraft as the NA 16 Series Training Aircraft, through the many variants (Harvard, Wirraway, T-6, Texan, SNJ, etc.) and after an overview of WWII and Korea, culminates with the aircraft in its last variant, the T-6G. A must for anyone interested in one of North America's finest aircraft. Highly recommended.