Tweet and the Dragonfly the Story of the Cessna A-37 and T-37When a long serving trainer becomes one of the most potent warplanes of its size. The Cessna T-37 is only just leaving USAF service while its more warlike sibling enjoys continued usage in Latin America, as a Warbird having first made its name in Vietnam. |
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Section 2 | 6 |
Section 3 | 16 |
Section 4 | 17 |
Section 5 | 23 |
Section 6 | 37 |
Section 7 | 38 |
Section 8 | 47 |
Section 9 | 64 |
Section 10 | 65 |
Section 11 | 75 |
Section 12 | 91 |
Section 13 | 101 |
Section 14 | 103 |
Section 15 | 107 |
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