The name Vultee Aircraft has long left the world scene, so it pretty much means nothing for the people in our age and time. But back in the years of the Second World War though, it was a big name for ...

Click to open image viewer. P&W R-985 Wasp Junior radial engine, fixed landing gear, flaps, two-position propeller, a two-seat tandem cockpit with a full set of flight controls for student and ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY — With the flip of a switch, pilot Michael P. Kennedy's World War II-era BT-13 Vultee Valiant roars to life, its distinct buzzing engine echoing across the tarmac. "It has a unique ...

CHICO — A World War II -era plane used to train pilots will be leaving its Chico home by the end of October. The Vultee Valiant BT-13 has been based at the Chico Air Museum for several years and is ...

Chico >> Pilot Rene J. Vercruyssen of Durham describes the airplane’s engine as “God’s Harley.” It was that rumbling power that Vercruyssen admits was part of the romance that drew him to the BT-13 ...

When the military brass needed to quickly train pilots during World War II, it turned to the Vultee BT-13 Valiant. The warbird, a loud aluminum two-seater basic trainer, taught thousands, including ...

Click to open image viewer. P&W R-985 Wasp Junior radial engine, fixed landing gear, flaps, two-position propeller, a two-seat tandem cockpit with a full set of flight controls for student and ...