Sunday, May 24, 2015

Old Station Fly-in & Heritage Show 2015 - North American Aviation T-28B Trojan VH-FNO

Another standout display at the Old Station Fly-in & Heritage Show 2015 by Paul Bennet Airshows was North American Aviation T-28B Trojan VH-FNO.

The T-28 Trojan was designed in the 1950's to satisfy the military aircraft trainer role for the United States Air Force (USAF) and United States Navy (USN) however was also successfully employed as a counter-insurgency (COIN) aircraft, primarily during the Vietnam War.
 
Manufactured in 1954, VH-FNO is powered by a Curtiss-Wright Corporation R-1820-86B, 9-cylinder, radial engine.

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