Cadet
Winthrop Jackson began basic training at Perrin Field, Sherman, TX on
February 20th, 1943. Cadet
Winthrop Jackson began basic training at Perrin Field, Sherman, TX on
February 20th, 1943.
His instruction was in the Vultee BT-13A, unofficially known as the "Vultee Vibrator" due to the distinct vibration of the large glass and frame canopy.
Jackson logged 74 hours and 10 minutes in BT-13s by the time he finished basic on March 18th, 1943.
The photo of the BT-13 shown here in a pre-war Army Air Corps paint scheme was taken in Grass Valley, California in July, 2002.