Aviation history you can touch with Ron Cole's free-standing two-sided acrylic relic displays. Perfect 6x8-inch size for desk or bookshelf. Handmade in the USA, right here in Zanesville, Ohio!
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The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twin jet supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first, and the most produced, supersonic trainer. The United States Air Force (USAF) operates the most T-38s. In addition to training USAF pilots, the T-38 is used by NASA. The U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, Maryland, is the principal US Navy operator (other T-38s were previously used as USN for dissimilar air combat training until replaced by the similar Northrop F-5 Tiger II). Pilots of other NATO nations fly the T-38 in joint training programs with USAF pilots. As of 2022, the T-38 has been in service for over 60 years with its original operator, the United States Air Force.
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Each display includes a 1.5x1.5-inch aluminum skin fragment from this aircraft - T-38 Talon s/n 64349 - with original white exterior paint on the upper surface and gray/green primer on the reverse.
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Included Certificate of Authenticity (COA). Signed & numbered.
