A North American AT-6C Harvard aircraft in the colours of the Belgian Air Force. The North American T-6 Texan is a training aircraft produced by the US company North American Aviation. Outside the United States, it is known as the Harvard. Its first flight was on 1 April 1935. A total of 15,495 aircraft were produced. The T-6 Texan is a robust and manoeuvrable aircraft that lends itself well to Aerobatics, and hence dogfight training. Until the 1990s, the Harvard served as a military training aircraft. Countless fighter pilots around the world have been taught in a T-6 during their flight training.
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