Does anyone know who these local fly boys are? contact info? I see them all the time. I'd love to go see them for a little history lesson for the kids. thanks.
These weren't T-6. Big ole radial engines.
The North American T-6 "Texan" trainer of the WWII era did in fact have a single radial engine, usually a P&W "Wasp" of about 550 hp. The Navy version of this plane was known as an SNJ.
Not to be confused with the present-day single-turbine T-6 "Texan II" trainer.
Thanks for the memories.
Yup...big ol' round engines! Nothing sounds better on an airplane IMHO! You forgot about the Canadian / British version...The Harvard!