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| Don Ramm, e-mail, 23.05.2021 01:00 Bob, I don't suppose you know what the Beech or Navy serial number for N204nY was? A guy who one flew it in CAP wondered what happened to it. N204NY has been reassigned. If I can find Beech or Navy serial number I can look up what happened to it in a T-34 history file I keep.
Don Ramm
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| Mike, e-mail, 07.08.2017 23:53 Saw N10465 at Hanscom AFB in the summer of 2016, not flyable anymore, supposedly headed for museum display at Robins AFB (the same base I first flew her in the late 70's .. same paint scheme too!)
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| Jim Strickland, e-mail, 22.07.2017 20:28 Checked out and flew T-34 tail N6454D as well as Aeronca tails N2189E and N2031E while assigned to the 1608th Air Police Squadron at Charleston AFB, SC 1959. Lt Carl Whittimore was my IP. We also had a beautiful Cessna 170 that I did not get checked out in or fly. Loved the T-34 - many wonderful memories - aerobatics over Folly Beach and Isle of Palms. Always able to find a WAF who wanted to go along for a ride. We had only an ADF, compass and dead reckoning in the T-34...no modern stuff yet. Oh, and a 6 crystal radio - remember those?
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| Ernie Jones, e-mail, 27.01.2015 22:36 USAF 1960-1963
While stationed at Turner AFB near Albany Georgia, I accrued 155 hours in 1021B and 2782A. Guy's if you ever wanted to be a fighter pilot in WWII, this is the affordable plane to play combat tag in! I enjoyed every minute in the 34 while flying all over the Southeastern USA. Wish I had one now...
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| Paul, e-mail, 13.01.2015 19:00 Arrived at Navy flight school in Pensacola, Fl in 1968. Three days after checking in and still trying to find my bunk I received a call asking if I wanted to go for a night flight in the T-34 with an instructor pilot who needed night time. I showed up at the flight line and had the most terrific experience of my life - my first night flight! I loved flight training and looked forward to every flight - an instructor pilot once told me that I made the a/c part of me while flying. Transitioned to T-28's and was the last flight class to get carrier qualed (USS Wasp) before moving to helicopter training at Ellyson Field.
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| John Potock, e-mail, 12.01.2015 23:05 Ken Spencer - re: Fairchild AFB Aero Club ...... were you there when they had an Aeronca Champ ?
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| Phil Belisle, e-mail, 22.07.2014 23:25 I was a Plowback to T28s in 1958. To check out as a newby instructor, we did
inverted spin checkout in the T34B. I believe the original speck for the T34 was
plus or minus 6 G's. Great little bird, also my original Primary ride at Saufley.
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| Tom Walsh, e-mail, 07.02.2014 18:33 Soloed this bird 57 years ago today! Graham AB, Florida, class58-E
Easy to fly, great acro for a small plane, big difference to transition
to T-28 which was a tractor on the runway but an eagle upstairs.
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| Jake, e-mail, 28.07.2013 04:08 I was a career USAF guy, but had the pleasure of flying as a primary IP and FITU pilot at Whiting. Having served in earlier years as a T-38 and T-1A IP in Del Rio, I ended my 20 years with the Navy. 5 years in the TRUSTY Turbo-Mentor was the hardest job I have ever had. The T-34C can take a lickin' and keep on tickin'. My "Studs" had a truly GREAT aircraft in which to learn real flying. Thank you, my guys and gals for the opportunity to work with the best that our services (and our allies) sent to us to teach and a profound thank you to the hard working men and women that kept our planes safe to fly and teach in!
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| Ernest O'Bannon, e-mail, 22.06.2013 19:28 Class 56 V. 1st solo in T-34 at Bainbridge, Ga., "Peanut Control," October 4, 1955. Wonderful civilian instructor and friend to all of his students, Forrest K. Collins. Could not have had a better introduction to flying in the Air Force, notwthstanding the "punishment" Coach Hardee inflicted as he whipped our legs in shape for the T-28.
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| CDR Gary Dietz (USN Ret), e-mail, 26.02.2013 03:34 What can you say about the first aircraft you every flew except to say that that first solo was a thing of pure elation;you were on your way to earning those coveted Wings of Goldd.
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| ROBT."ROBIN"ARMOUR, e-mail, 04.05.2012 22:43 Make no mistake, this was all aircraft in every sense of the word. It behaved just as aircraft were supposed to behave, and exposed students to just about all there is to flying. It had great aeronautical engineering, terrific maintenance (thank you guys) and always responded with what the controls told it to do. On my solo flight, I remember looking at the initials USAF on one wing and the star on the other wing and thinking with aircraft like this the Air Force really wants me to succeed as much as I want to earn my wings. Thanks for the experience.
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| ROBT."ROBIN"ARMOUR, e-mail, 04.05.2012 22:40 Make no mistake, this was all aircraft in every sense of the word. It behaved just as aircraft were supposed to behave, and exposed students to just about all there is to flying. It had great aeronautical engineering, terrific maintenance (thank you guys) and always responded with what the controls told it to do. On my solo flight, I remember looking at the initials USAF on one wing and the star on the other wing and thinking with aircraft like this the Air Force really wants me to succeed as much as I want to earn my wings. Thanks for the experience.
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| Scott Boyd, e-mail, 20.02.2012 20:45 Cessna followed Beach's lead with the Bird Dog, basically a 170 with modifications to the cabin design for tandem seats.
Amazing the basic airframe that started the Bonanza line is still being produced today both for military and civilian uses after more hen 60 years.
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| Tom Docherty, e-mail, 20.02.2012 18:47 I am working on an article about US Navy use of the T-34B/C for primary training and would like to hear from anyone who was trained or instructed on this type. I would particulalry like to know aboput the Mentor's good and bad points, ease, or not, to fly and maintain etc. I look forward to hearing from any mentor veterans out there.
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| FRED OSBORN, e-mail, 12.02.2012 20:09 USAF Class 58J or K at Bainbridge Air Base, GA.
Beech T-34A (TL 13627)solo at Donaldsonville Auxiliary Air Strip on 24 April 1957. Neat plane with a great civilian
instructor, Sam Weil. Fun to fly.
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| Ron Folse, e-mail, 30.12.2011 17:36 The Hawker/Beach T6A/B is not on this site???
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| Ron Folse, e-mail, 30.12.2011 17:32 I was the XO/CO of VT-2 NAS Whiting in 1978-79 when we tranisationed from T-28's to T-34C's Brand new!!I am here in Pensacola now seeing the last of the birds leave Whiting being replaced by the T6B. ( Grandson completed training in the 2nd class of the Texan II and is now in F16 pipelione. A USAFA grad!
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| Joseph James, e-mail, 14.04.2011 04:46 I was in the school of aviation medicine,Pensacola 1956. We were given 10 hours of instruction in the T-34,then taken out to Pace field to solo. Pace field was a HUGH 100 acre cow pasture that was safe for beginners..Great day!Went back 10 years ago to visit,and Pace field is now a city!
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| uncle mac, e-mail, 10.03.2011 20:45 AAAAA the A-13 solo First time for everything. Saufley Field went Marines to get Fighters. What fun. what ever happened to class 7-57??? Off to Whiting and T-28s
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| LTC (Rt) Ray Burke, e-mail, 24.02.2011 13:58 I picked up a surplus T-34 for the Lockbourne Aero Club in the early 1950's. Great little bird. Very popular with club members.
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| Bob Owen, e-mail, 16.01.2011 20:54 In the mid 1960's Civil Air Patrol had N204NY,a T-34B, based at (now closed) Zahn's airport in Amityville, NY.
This was a nice step up for us from the Aeronca's, Piper's
and Cessna's we had been used to. With it's 225 hp engine, military style panel, joystick and sliding canopy it gave you that "fighter pilot" feeling. I managed to log 50 hrs. PIC in it before the higher powers decided to sell it due to higher maintenance costs and the fact that its low wing
made it less suitable for search missions. It sure got you to the search area faster however.
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| CDR Lanny Cox, USN (Ret), e-mail, 03.01.2011 22:55 Flew the T-34B during the summer of 1961 during USNA Aviation Summer and again at VT-1 at NAAS Saulfley Field near Pensacola, FL and it was the first airplane I ever flew. Great machine to learn to fly in.
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| Michael Maldonado, e-mail, 18.12.2010 05:08 I last flew the T-34A(N10465) from Warner Robins in 1991. I flew it to San Antonio, Del Rio texas and back to Robins. I believe the rental cost was around $42.It definitely left me with great memmories and I did lose a sectional once flying to the Georgia coast line in this aircraft. Those augmentor tubes kicked out some oil:)
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| Phil Fuller, e-mail, 08.12.2010 02:38 I was a flight instructor assigned to VT-1 Saufley, Flt 13 70-72 - taught Student AOC's, IUT Sylabus and Flt. Surgeons. Great little trainer, very forgiving and reliable. Many happy memories of those years. I'd love to have had a chance to fly the Turboprop models that came along later.
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| Tom Suitts, e-mail, 26.11.2010 16:31 I absolutely loved this plane. We had two at Beale AFB Aero Club where I was the only enlisted member. Dr. Bill Byerly, who flew B-26s in WWII, was my mentor and instructor. Taught me basic aerobatics. Since Beale was a B-52/KC-135 base, we had the T-34s to ourselves at $7.50 an hour wet! Learned it had a violent spin, was wonderful to fly with canopy open. Once lost my aero charts over LA when my back seat passenger opened her canopy. Great memories.
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| jerry kerns, e-mail, 20.10.2010 15:51 I agree with all the great memories of the t-34.
we at March ARB in sunny SoCal still have 4 flying..
one B model and 3 A's.(plus 2 parts ones in the hanger)
if the air combat guys in texas had not yanked the wings off a couple of them pulling hi G's it would have saved a lot of problems.. we have had wing mods done to all ours altho they didnt need it, but to satisfy the feds, its done.
if any of you get close to Riverside, CA. stop by the aero club to check out our 4 camo paint jobs..
cheers and remember- "mixture, prop, gears down and locked".
jerry
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| Dallas Smith, e-mail, 15.10.2010 06:09 My Primary Pilot Training Class 56-A was the first to fly this bird out of Spence AB, GA. Our instructors had 4 hrs in it when they took on our class. My instructor was Joe Brown, an ex navy jock. (Corsairs) We learned the bird together. Later classes had restrictions, but our class could play with the whole aerobatic menu. One of the most stable and sweetest birds I ever had the pleasure to fly.
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| NH Rackley, e-mail, 16.04.2010 14:00 Further, any comparisons of the T-34B and C are purly photographic. The B model is a lateral step from the 1946 Bonanza and the C model is a high performing modern fast mover requiring strakes, ventrals and an air conditioner (you can't crack the canopy because of the exhaust).
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| Ray Wells, e-mail, 08.04.2010 17:34 This is my favorite airplane. I took my commercial check ride in a T34A in 1987. This was at the Lowry Aero Club at Buckley AFB. I'd love to fly a C model.
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| NH RACKLEY, e-mail, 29.03.2010 21:31 T-34C, make that 'C', is a goin' machine with that PT-6-25 jet engine exhausting forward into a flange connected to the prop. Same basic performance as a T-28B but half the size. Fabulous training platform, 756 hours in it as Standardization [ax-man] Instructor at VT-3 Whiting Field.
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| Doug Rodrigues, e-mail, 13.03.2010 10:34 Back in 1967, I got 42 hours in the McGuire AFB (N.J.) Aero Club's T-34A. ($8.00 hr. wet) Fun airplane and easy to fly. Just before discharge, flew over to the Air Force museum in Dayton, Ohio, and then up to Boston, Mass. to visit an old aunt. The was a neat airplane. Sure gave you a good tan.
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| Ken Spencer, e-mail, 02.02.2010 18:19 One of the best aircraft I ever flew. Have about 250 hours in the T-34. Flew it back in 1964 while at Fairchild AFB Aero Club. We had two of them. Would love to get my hands on one again.
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| Turhan Tunalý, e-mail, 28.01.2010 13:56 when I was 12 years old.I flew back seat at Turkish AirForce T34A.Ýt was realy nice memories for me.It was the test flight.Some examples are still flying in Turkey.
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| Chuck Wood, e-mail, 22.01.2010 20:36 I flew both the Robins Aero Club's T-34 (N10465) and Bonanza (don't remember the tail number)many hours during 1978 & 1979. I and a few other volunteers were responsible for repainting the Bonanza an Air Force Blue that turned out badly. It still flew well, except in turbulence as it had no yaw damper. They were both great aircraft to fly. I later flew another T-34 at the Lowry Aero Club in Colorado. I think the T-34 was the most fun aircraft I ever flew - it reacted precisely to your input!
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| Art Deco, 30.06.2009 16:29 Only GooneyBirds last forever. All old T-34's require extensive modifications to prevent the wings from falling off. Unless they already did. The price you pay for pulling G's costs many G's.
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| mike, e-mail, 29.06.2009 23:54 N10465, flew it at Robins AFB, GA in 1976 and it rented for $16 an hour wet back then! Last saw it around 2002(?) at Hanscom AFB, MA.
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| Doyle Wilhite, e-mail, 06.01.2009 19:17 Solo Flight at Saufley Field in the T-34B was May 15th, 1957. MacDougall was my instructor. Had a total of 40.8 hours T-34 time before transitioning to the SNJ. Last Flight as a pilot in a Navy aircraft was 20 Septebmer 1957.
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| Gary L. Hoe, e-mail, 08.12.2008 05:31 I have several hours in N10465 at the Robins AFB Aero Club, which also had a 1955 Bonanza with the same engine. Both were a lot of fun to fly, light on the controls. The augmenter exhaust system (rather than cowl flaps gave a nice throaty bellow to the exhaust sound.
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| William Steely, e-mail, 09.09.2008 06:36 The T-34, first aircraft I soloed..(primary at Graham AFB,
Marianna, FL.), fall of '55 to spring of '56. I think we got about 40 hrs., then I went to T-33s (& instructed them
at Laredo AFB), then flew the C-119 for years as a reservist. But the T-34 gave me wonderful memories, that I still cherish....my introduction to aviation.
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| Mel Mendelsohn, e-mail, 05.07.2008 18:44 FLEW 30 HOURS IN THE T-34 IN PRIMARY PILOT TRAINING AT BARTOW AIR BASE OCTOBER 58 TO MAY 59. FUN AIRPLANE
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| Joseph H. Peek, e-mail, 30.04.2007 08:38 This was my introductory aircraft as a Naval Aviation Officer Candidate. It was the T-34B version in which I sweated ten hours before solo, winding up with 50 hrs total before the T-28 transition, precision and aerobatic. VT-13 was the squadron down in Pensacola and we had fun and were rather bold at times. Call me 404-325-4866. Cell in Ga.
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