AT-17/UC-78 Bobcat Crane Model T-50 | |
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General information | |
Type | Trainer, five-seat light transport and utility aircraft |
Manufacturer | Cessna Aircraft Company |
Status | retired |
Primary users | United States Army Air Forces |
Number built | 5,422 |
History | |
Manufactured | 1939-1944 |
First flight | 26 March 1939 (T-50) |
The Cessna AT-17 Bobcat or Cessna Crane is a twin-engine advanced trainer aircraft designed and made in the United States, and used during World War II to bridge the gap between single-engine trainers and larger multi-engine combat aircraft. The commercial version was the Model T-50, from which the military versions were developed.