Pavla
1/72 Vultee BT-13
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I found some good
photos of L285, a BT-13A based at Minter Field in WW II, near
Bakersfield, and currently the site of some warbird activity and a
museum about that time and area.
I made it the subject of my model. I was familiar with the BT
from a young age as they were frequently seen derelict at duster strips
after donating their engines, props,
wheels, and even some canopies to Stearman and N3N dusters. One
was even given to me when I was 10 years old or so, but my parents
would have no part of a BT in our
backyard so that plot failed rather miserably. What fun the neighbor kid, Bert Ball, and I would have had!