5 Fast Facts On The T-6 Texan II US Air Force Trainer

“Don’t Mess With Texas,” goes one of the slogans (or “boasts,” if y’all prefer) of the State of Texas, AKA The Lone Star State. Though United States Air Force pilots and US Naval Aviators, have, needless to say, historically hailed from all 50 states of the Union, the fact that so many generations of these badass fighting fliers have cut their proverbial teeth in a military training aircraft with the name “Texan,” I suppose (or, “Ah reckon,” if y’all prefer) you could just as easily say “Don’t Mess With Texan Pilots.”