North American T-28 Trojan

T-28 Trojan
A US Navy T-28B in 1973
General information
Type	Trainer aircraft Light attack
Manufacturer	North American Aviation
Primary users	United States Air Force United States Navy Republic of Vietnam Air Force French Air Force
Number built	1,948
History
Manufactured	1950–1957
First flight	24 September 1949
Retired	1994 Philippine Air Force[1]
Developed from	North American XSN2J
Developed into	AIDC T-CH-1

The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a radial-engine military trainer aircraft manufactured by North American Aviation and used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s. Besides its use as a trainer, the T-28 was successfully employed as a counter-insurgency aircraft, primarily during the Vietnam War. It has continued in civilian use as an aerobatics and warbird performer.