Aircraft
Beechcraft Hands Over 1,000th T-6 Texan II Trainer
The primary flight trainer that produces pilots for the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps has also passed five million flying hours.
A ceremony was held in the Beechcraft factory in Wichita to commemorate the 1,000th aircraft. Both Beech and fellow Wichita company Cessna are owned by Textron. (Photo: Textron Aviation Defense)
A ceremony was held in the Beechcraft factory in Wichita to commemorate the 1,000th aircraft. Both Beech and fellow Wichita company Cessna are owned by Textron. (Photo: Textron Aviation Defense)

Textron Aviation Defense’s Beechcraft division in Wichita has handed over the 1,000th example of the T-6 Texan II, the company announced on October 12. The achievement followed soon after global fleet had surpassed the five million flight-hour milestone. The 1,000th aircraft is a T-6C, one of five for the Colombian air force’s Escuadrón de Combate 116 at Palanquero.