This Day in Aviation History

January 31st, 1958
First flight of the North American T-2 Buckeye.

The North American T-2 Buckeye was the United States Navy’s intermediate training aircraft, intended to introduce U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Student Naval Aviators and Student Naval Flight Officers to jets. It entered initial service in 1959, and was replaced by the T-45 Goshawk in 2008….

Source:
Wikipedia, North American T-2 Buckeye:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_T-2_Buckeye

YouTube, WHF T-2 Buckeye:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yUYKP22d4I

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