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Catalog Number:
1966.022
Location:
PENTAGON
Description:
This Drawing Was Done At Fortaleza, Ceare, Brazil, In August 1966. It Is A T-33 (Trainer Jet) Which Is Replaceing The F-80 As The Mainstay Of The Brazilian Air Force. The Drawing Shows Captain John P. Stroud, USAF, Checking His Plane Before Take Off. His Mission Is To Instruct The Brazilian Fighter Pilots In Instrument Flying. The Rear Seat Is Fitted With A Hood To Completely Enclose The Student So That He Has No Choice But To Fly By Instrument.