History:
Ex-Royal Canadian Air Force primary trainer during WWII. Purchased under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and delivered into service in 1943. Removed from service in 1945. Several owners throughout the next 45 years. Completely restored by Mr. Roger Miller of Eads, TN in 1992. Sold in 2010 and again, to the current owner, in December 2011. Current owner is a retired, Marine Corps Aviator, and the aircraft resides in Meridian, MS.
| Registration Number | Date of Manufacture |
| N526PT | 1943 |
| Aircraft Role | Nickname |
| Primary Trainer | |
| Aircraft Type: | Wingspan: |
| Fairchild PT-26 | 36 feet |
| Overall length: | Empty weight: |
| 27 feet 8.5 inches | 2022 pounds |
| Gross weight: | Fuel capacity: |
| 2736 pounds | 400 miles |
| Oil capacity | Engine type: |
| 4.5 Gals | Single 200 hp Ranger L440 inverted inline piston engine, or 220 hp Continental W670 radial piston en |
| Propeller type: | Max Speed |
| 122 mph | |
| Rate of Climb | Cruise Speed |
| 95 mph | |
| Service Ceiling | Number of Crew |
| 13,200 feet | Two Tandem |
| Armament | Bomb Load |
| None | None |
| Number Built | Number Surviving |
| 7742 all variants | 100+ all variants |
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Restoration
Current owner does not have documents or photo’s of restoration at this time.
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