PT-19 . Music City Wing
Description:
The Fairchild PT-19 is an American Fairchild Aircraft monoplane primary trainer aircraft that served with the U.S. Army Air Forces, Royal Air Force, and Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.
PT-19 N51263 was built in 1942 and was used as a Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) training aircraft in Texas and Oklahoma during the War. After World War II, the aircraft was sold a few times before it was disassembled and put into storage in 1950. It was removed from storage in 2001 and... Read more
Base:
Music City Wing
Lebanon Municipal Airport, Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon Municipal Airport, Lebanon, Tennessee
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| PT-19 Specs | |
|---|---|
| Role | Trainer |
| Manufacturer | Fairchild |
| Introduced | 1940 |
| Power | 1 × Ranger L-440-3 6-cyl. inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine, 200 hp |
| Length | 28 ft 0 in |
| Height | 10 ft 6 in |
| Wingspan | 36 ft 0 in |
| Range | 348 nmi |
The Fairchild PT-19 is an American Fairchild Aircraft monoplane primary trainer aircraft that served with the U.S. Army Air Forces, Royal Air Force, and Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.
PT-19 N51263 was built in 1942 and was used as a Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) training aircraft in Texas and Oklahoma during the War. After World War II, the aircraft was sold a few times before it was disassembled and put into storage in 1950. It was removed from storage in 2001 and returned to service in 2009.
In 2020, the Commemorative Air Force purchased the aircraft and assigned it to the Music City Wing in Tennessee.
