Pt-13d / N2s-5 Airplanes Pilot's Flight Operating Instruc...
Air Forces, United States Army / Navy, United States
Stearman's Kaydet biplane first flew in 1934, and in 1935 the U.S. Navy acquired the aircraft for use as trainers. Within a year the U.S. Army Air Corps followed suit, buying 26 of the airplanes from Boeing (which had acquired Stearman in 1934). Designated the "Model 75", the Army dubbed the two-seat plane the PT-13 and the Navy the NS. With war looming on the horizon, the need for trainers became pronounced, orders in 1940 topped 3500 airfram...