Cessna T-37
The Cessna T-37 was the primary trainer plane for fighter pilots in the US military for over 50 years. The planes were rolled out in 1954, and were popular with instructors because of the side by side seating. T-37s were known for making a high pitch whistle noise, and were sometimes called ‘The Tweet,’ ‘Tweety Bird’ and even ‘Screamin’ Mimi.” This T-37 came off the line at Cessna in 1958, and undoubtedly trained numerous fighter pilots. It was recovered from an area Davis–Monthan Air Force Base known as the “Boneyard,” by Kansas Aviation Museum volunteers. The trainer was restored in Wichita, and officially placed on a permanent loan from the National Museum of the Air Force in 2003. Please help us to restore this piece of Wichita history that played such an important in the training of this country’s fighter pilots.
