Very nice video! Those Pratt & Whitney R-985 radial engines sound great! Great job on its restoration. My father flew AT-11 Kansans out of MacDill Field in Tampa, Florida in 1944 and he loved that airplane. The AT-11's he flew were used as bomber crew trainers where they would drop sand bags as a simulated bomb load over the Gulf of Mexico. My father was a Second Lieutenant in the USAAF during WWII. He was an instructor pilot in B-17 Flying Fortresses, B-24 Liberators and Martin B-26 Marauders at MacDill.
Vocês Americanos são demais ou os homens que recuperam estas aeronaves uma parte da aeronáutica histórica estará sempre presente na mão de todos os americanos parabéns!!!!
It is basically a Beech 18 aircraft. Most of the world war bomber pilots started their training on these aircraft. I have a sister video of this "Inside the AT-11.
hadn't heard of this one before or what role it played presumably as a trainer, though after the war there must have been enough surplus aircraft around that small trainers weren't needed.
Yes, it was a trainer for the flight crews. In fact, it was the first aircraft equipped with the Norden bomb sight. Basically it is a Beach 18. I also have a video on You Tube "Inside the AT-11." The last I knew, the aircraft is now located in Tennessee.
I don't know if you have seen this or not but I found some other footage of the interior of the AT-11. Here is the link. czcams.com/video/pJxpoApV1eY/video.html I also have some footage of FIFI that I hope to get on You Tube over this winter.
Very nice video! Those Pratt & Whitney R-985 radial engines sound great! Great job on its restoration. My father flew AT-11 Kansans out of MacDill Field in Tampa, Florida in 1944 and he loved that airplane. The AT-11's he flew were used as bomber crew trainers where they would drop sand bags as a simulated bomb load over the Gulf of Mexico. My father was a Second Lieutenant in the USAAF during WWII. He was an instructor pilot in B-17 Flying Fortresses, B-24 Liberators and Martin B-26 Marauders at MacDill.
My father also flew the At-11. He was at San Angelo, Texas, a training base for the bombardiers
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
Glad you appreciated the video. Two of my friends did the majority of the restoration.
Vocês Americanos são demais ou os homens que recuperam estas aeronaves uma parte da aeronáutica histórica estará sempre presente na mão de todos os americanos parabéns!!!!
Obrigado, ainda bem que gostas do vídeo.
I thought I knew aircraft in the sky. Never heard or seen this plane before.
It is basically a Beech 18 aircraft. Most of the world war bomber pilots started their training on these aircraft. I have a sister video of this "Inside the AT-11.
hadn't heard of this one before or what role it played presumably as a trainer, though after the war there must have been enough surplus aircraft around that small trainers weren't needed.
Yes, it was a trainer for the flight crews. In fact, it was the first aircraft equipped with the Norden bomb sight. Basically it is a Beach 18. I also have a video on You Tube "Inside the AT-11." The last I knew, the aircraft is now located in Tennessee.
Not nearly as much oily exhaust on startup as the Connies! Good job!
I don't know if you have seen this or not but I found some other footage of the interior of the AT-11. Here is the link. czcams.com/video/pJxpoApV1eY/video.html
I also have some footage of FIFI that I hope to get on You Tube over this winter.
My Father worked on these at George AFB 1942-1945.
Glad you liked it. Two of my good friends did most of the restoration work on it.
José Roberto de Oliveira Sómbrio. Sc
Hopefully you enjoyed the video.