Help ID Plane 234178

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captainsimos

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Dec 18, 2011
Houston, Texas
I have a couple of photos of this plane and pilot and was looking for some help IDing the plane. It has tail number 134 and below is 234178. I think it is a Vultee Valiant, but not sure. I also don't know what the frame is for that the pilot is holding. Thanks for your help.



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Yes, it's a Fairchild, a Primary Trainer (hence PT in the title), and the frame is a roll-over bar, in case of the aircraft flipping onto its back in a crash-landing.
 
Yes, I think PT-19, as the '22' was, I think, the Ryan aircraft. Sorry, can never remember the American numbering system - much easier with names!
 
I'm pretty sure it's a Fairchild PT-19 Cornell. Here is one for comparison.

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Notice the rollover bar between the seats. The tail shape is the same as well.

The Ryan PT-22 Recruit didn't have a rollover bar, but the windscreens were very similar.
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