Lockheed QT-2, 67-15345 / 1, US Army
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Registration: 67-15345
Construction Number: 1
Model Lockheed QT-2
Operator: US Army
Airport: Fort Rucker - Army Aviation Museum, USA - Alabama
Photographer: Jay Sherlock
Date Taken: 09/1976
Date Submitted: 25/07/2024
One of two aircraft modified as a QT-2 from Schweizer SGS 2-32 sailplanes as part of the US Armyâs Quiet Thrust program. Sent to Vietnam for evaluation and temporarily designated as a QT-2PC (for the âPrize Crewâ evaluation program). After return from Vietnam both aircraft were transferred to the Navyâs Test Pilot School as X-26Bs, this one with the serial â715345â. This photo was taken at the original US Army Aviation Museum after the aircraft was returned to the Army. A photo of this aircraft on the display floor at the new Army Aviation Museum (without wings attached) in 2018 was published by the Museum. However, in 2024 the aircraft was not listed on the Museum website, neither as âon displayâ nor âin storageâ, and its current status is unknown. The second QT-2 was eventually sold on the civilian market and converted back to a sailplane.
Picture ID:1897635