Moving On To The BT-13A

Next up was the transition to the more powerful 450 horsepower Vultee BT-13A trainer like the one pictured to the left.  This also entailed a transfer from Chickasha, OK, to Goodfellow Field in San Angelo, Texas.  Daddy lists his first solo flight in this plane as a 35 minute flight on September 18, 1942 and a 2 1/2 hour night flight on November 2nd from Goodfellow to Sweetwater, Texas and back.