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The Ryan PT-22 Recruit began as a design for a sport
trainer in the civilian sector. It evolved into the PT-22 Recruit. The
PT-22 was the first monoplane trainer for the US Army. One of the
distinctive features of the PT-22 is the Kinner five-cylinder radial
engine that has a very unique sound. That sound would later earn them the
nickname "Maytag Messerschmitt".
The US Navy also flew them and dubbed them the NR-1. The Netherlands
called them the NR-3. Over 1,200 of them were made during WWII. Today,
about 80 are still flying. This one was built in 1941 and is operated by
the Commemorative Air Force Inland Empire Wing based at Riverside Airport.
They have had this PT-22 since 1992. It was flown by Colonel Terry
Freedman for this shoot. |
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