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Army T-28 Chase Plane
Great La-9 and SPAD!
Here is my test build of Murph's T-28 repainted by John Bowden to resemble one of the U.S. Navy North American T-28Bs bailed (loaned under executive agreement) to the Army in 1966, initially to be used by the U.S. Army Aviation Engineering Flight Activity (AAEFA) at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) as chase aircraft for the Cheyenne helicopter test program.
The T-28Bs were not fast or agile enough for the Cheyenne program, but three of them (137702, 137716, and 138327) remained in service with the AAEFA on airspeed calibration and miscellaneous test support duties until 1987, when they were replaced by Beechcraft T-34C Mentors.
The Army Airborne and Special Operations Test Board (ASOTB) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, also used T-28Bs as parachute delivery system chase aircraft.
This model (with no serial number, so it is just a generic Army chase plane) is in the Navy color scheme. The first T-28s bailed to the Army were in Navy dark blue, some operated in the white/dayglow orange Navy scheme, and most were repainted in the standard army gloss olive drab and white scheme.
John has done several repaints, so some day I hope to build a set of Army T-28s in the various color schemes.
Don
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