Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor VT-10
by Arthur Eggers
Title
Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor VT-10
Artist
Arthur Eggers
Medium
Digital Art - Color Print
Description
In 1960, Training Squadron TEN (VT-10) was established as a division of the Training Department of NAS Pensacola and was known as the Basic Naval Aviation Officers (BNAO) School. By November 1970, Training Squadron TEN had trained over 6,000 student NFOs. The squadron revised its training in 1984 and acquired twenty T-34C "Turbo Mentors". During 1991, revolutionary changes were made to the NFO syllabus and acquired 20 additional T-34Cs. Since the late 1970s, T-34Cs have been used by the Naval Air Training Command to train numerous Naval Aviators and Naval Flight Officers for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, and numerous NATO and Allied nations. With over 35 years of service, the T-34C is gradually being phased out of the U.S. Navy's inventory. In April 2005, VT-10 completed the transition to the T-6A Texan II and flew its last T-34C Turbo Mentor student sortie. VT-10 has and will continue to aggressively meet the challenges of a changing training environment and continues to proudly serve as the NFOs Gateway to the Fleet."
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February 13th, 2014
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