| T-2 Buckeye | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A T-2C Buckeye from VT-9 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Jet trainer |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | |
| Status | Active service with Hellenic Air Force |
| Primary users | United States Navy (historical)
|
| Number built | 529 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1958–1970 |
| Introduction date | November 1959[1] |
| First flight | 31 January 1958[2] |
| Retired | United States Navy 2008[1] |
The North American T-2 Buckeye was the United States Navy's intermediate training aircraft, intended to introduce U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps student naval aviators and student naval flight officers to jets.[2] It entered service in 1959, beginning the replacement process of the Lockheed T2V SeaStar, and was itself replaced by the McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk in 2008.[1]
- ^ a b c "Farewell, Buckeye!". defensetech.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2008.
- ^ a b "T-2 Buckeye". Boeing. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.