Aircraft Model / Manufacturer :

Stearman/Boeing PT-17 Kaydet

Description:

The Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 is a biplane, of which at least 9,783 were built in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s as a military trainer aircraft. Stearman Aircraft became a subsidiary of Boeing in 1934. Widely known as the Stearman, Boeing Stearman or Kaydet, it served as a primary trainer for the USAAF, as a basic trainer for the USN, and with the RCAF as the Kaydet throughout World War II.