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The Beechcraft Traveller (US navy designation Beechcraft GB, USAAF designation UC-43) was an American light transport aircraft of the Second World War. The Beechcraft Traveller was an equal-span single-bay biplane with back stagger powered by a Pratt And Whitney R-985-AN-1 or 3 9-cylinder radial air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 312 kmh and a range of 800 km. The
Beechcraft Traveller carried a pilot and three passengers or four passengers with reduced fuel load.
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The Cessna Model T-50 was an American two-seat military trainer or five-seat light commercial transport aircraft of the Second World War. The
Cessna Model T-50 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane operated by the US Navy under the designation JRC-1 and by the USAAF under the designation C-78 later changed to UC-78 and nicknamed 'Bobcat'. The Cessna Model T-50 was powered by two 245 hp Jacobs R-755-9 radial piston engines providing a top speed of 314 kmh and a range of 1207 km.
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The Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder (known to the British as the Argus) was an American four-seater utility-cargo aircraft of the Second World War. The
Fairchild UC-61 was a high-wing braced monoplane powered by a Warner R-500-7 super-Scarab or Ranger L-440-7 6-cylinder in-line inverted air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 198 kmh and a range of 745 km.
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The Howard Nightingale (US Navy designations GH-1, GH-2, GH-3 and NH-1) was an American four-seater light aircraft of the Second World War. The
Howard Nightingale was a high-wing braced monoplane powered by a Pratt And Whitney R-975-AN-12 Wasp-Junior radial air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 282 kmh and a range of 1410 km depending upon loading. The Howard Nightingale was used by the US Navy as a four-seater personnel transporter (GH-1), and ambulance (GH-2 and GH-3) and as an instrument trainer (NH-1). The USAAF acquired some Howard Nightingale aircraft from private sources for use as utility and light personnel transports and gave them the designation UC-70.
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The Stinson AT-19 (Reliant) was an American built three-seat navigation trainer aircraft employed by the British navy and US Army (under the designation UC-81) during the Second World War. The Stinson AT-19 was a high-wing braced monoplane adapted from the Stinson SR-10 four/five seat commercial monoplane. The Stinson AT-19 was powered by various engines, but typically by a Lycoming R-680-13 9-cylinder radial air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 226 kmh.
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UC is an abbreviation for Undercharge
UC is an abbreviation for Uppercase
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