North American A-27
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The North American Aviation A-27 is an attack version of the North American T-6 Texan. Ten aircraft were ordered by Thailand as NA-69 light attack aircraft.[1]
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A-27 | |
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Two A-27s of the 17th Pursuit Squadron at Nichols Field, Philippines, in 1941. | |
Role | Ground attack |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | North American Aviation |
First flight | June 1940 |
Primary user | United States Army Air Corps |
Number built | 10 |
Developed from | North American T-6 Texan |
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Instead of being delivered to Thailand, the aircraft were taken over in October 1940 by the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) to keep them out of Japanese hands and redesignated A-27 under the USAAC aircraft designation system. Assigned to Nichols Field in the Philippines and used as a trainer, all A-27s were destroyed within a month during the Japanese invasion of that country during World War II.