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L-5 Sentinel | |
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General information | |
Type | Liaison aircraft |
Manufacturer | Stinson Aircraft Company |
Primary users | United States Army Air Forces, |
Number built | 3,590 |
History | |
Manufactured | 1942–1945 |
First flight | 28 June 1941 |
Developed from | Stinson Model 75B |
The Stinson L-5 Sentinel is a World War II-era liaison aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), U.S. Army Ground Forces, U.S. Marine Corps and the British Royal Air Force. It was produced by the Stinson Division of the Vultee Aircraft Company (Consolidated-Vultee from mid-1943). Along with the Stinson L-1 Vigilant, the L-5 was the only other USAAF liaison aircraft that was exclusively built for military use and had no civilian counterpart.