Royal Thai Air Force
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Breguet 14B2
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| Two-seat bomber/reconnaissance aircraft used by the French Air Force from 1917. Was highly successful as a day bomber in 1918. Powered by a 300 hp tractor engine, which was a marked design change over the pusher engine Breguet 5 bomber. In RTAF service from 1919 to 1937. |
Borapatra
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| Indigenously designed aircraft, in service with the RTAF from 1927 to 1930. |
Boeing P-12E Hawk 75
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| One of the first fighters with a fuselage of light alloy. The P-12 was a predecessor of the Boeing P-26A 'Peashooter'. | Widely-exported US fighter. Laid foundations for Curtiss fighters like the P-36 & P-40. RTAF service 1939 to 1949 |
Tachikawa Ki-55
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| Imperial Japanese Army Air Force trainer, derived from the two-seat Ki-36 close support aircraft. Also used by the RTAF and other air forces in South East Asia. Hole on top of the cowling is where a machine gun would have fitted on the Ki-36. Rare survivor, as the sign on the cowling indicates this to be one of only two left in the world. |
Harvard
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| The AT-6 Texan or Harvard has served with a number of air forces, including the RTAF as a two-seat basic trainer. Over 21,000 were built, supporting some of the largest ever pilot training programs in Canada and the USA during World War 2. |
Fairey Firefly Helldiver SB2C F8F Bearcat
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| Fighter/fleet reconnaissance aircraft used aboard carriers from World War 2 upto the Korean War. In RTAF service from 1951 - 1955. | US Navy dive-bomber, used from 1943 onwards in the Pacific, causing the Imperial Japanese Navy much loss. RTAF service 1951-1955. | Powerful naval fighter of 2100 hp & one of the last piston - engined fighters. Holder of several speed records. RTAF service 1951-1961. |
Dakota Pembroke
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| Widely-used transport aircraft by numerous air forces around the world, including the RTAF. First flight in 1935 as an airliner. | Used by the RTAF as a transport aircraft, carrying up to 8 passengers. |
A-37B Dragonfly F-5 Tiger
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| Derived from the T-37 trainer, the Dragonfly was used in the Vietnam War to carry large amounts of ordnance on 8 hardpoints, plus had wingtip tanks. | Widely-exported lightweight US fighter. Built from the T-38 Talon trainer, as used by NASA. Later derivative became the F-20 Tigershark. |
All aircraft photographed at the RTAF Museum, Don Muang.