Cessna AT-17 Bobcat

AT-17/UC-78 Bobcat
Crane
Model T-50
General information
TypeTrainer, five-seat light transport and utility aircraft
ManufacturerCessna Aircraft Company
Statusretired
Primary usersUnited States Army Air Forces
Number built5,422
History
Manufactured1939-1944
First flight26 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.