VULTEE BT-13 / BT-15 VALIANT
BT-13 / BT-15 SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | Vultee Aircraft Inc., Downey, California, USA (In 1941, became The Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corp., San Diego, California, USA) (In 1943, name changed to Convair) |
| Models: | V-51, V-54, V-74, V-79 |
| Designations: | BT-13; BT-15; BC-3, BT-16, SNV, T-13 |
| Name: | Valiant |
| First official flight: | (BC-3) 24/03/1939 (BT-13) 1940 |
| Factory production period: | 1939 - 1944 |
| Primary service period: | 1940 - 1945 |
| Last official flight: | (T-13A) ? |
BT-13 / BT-15 VARIANTS
| 1939 | Model V-51 | BC-3 | 1 | |
| 1939 | Model V-54 | Model V-54 | 1 | |
| 1940 | Model V-54A | Model V-54A | 1 | Total: 00003 |
| 1940 | Model V-54A | BT-13 | 300 | |
| 1941 | Model V-74 | BT-13A | 6619 | |
| 1943 | Model V-79 | BT-13B | 1775 | Total: 08694 |
| 1942 | Model V-74A | BT-15 | 1693 | Total: 01693 |
|
Grand Total: 10390 |
BT-13 / BT-15 PRODUCTION
BC-3
Prototype single-engined, 2-seater
Basic Combat version for the USAAC.
Retractable undercarriage.
Produced 1939
Vultee Downey, California
| 39-720 | ? | 1 | Total: 00001 |
Model V-54
As BC-3, company owned as
an export demonstrator.
Produced 1939
Vultee Downey, California
| NX21753 (civil reg.) | 140 | 1 | Total: 00001 |
Model V-54A
As BC-3, company owned, lower
powered, fixed-faired u/c.
Produced 1940
Vultee Downey, California
| NX21754 (civil reg.) | 141 | 1 | Total: 00001 |
BT-13
As Model V-54A, Basic Trainer
version for USAAC.
Produced 1940 - 1941
Vultee Downey, California
| 40-810 / 40-1109 | 54A-201 / 500 | 300 | Total: 00300 |
BT-13A
As BT-13, engine upgrade,
non-faired u/c, minor changes.
Redesignated as T-13A in 1948.
Produced 1941 - 1943
Vultee Downey, California (VU)
| 41-1211 / 41-1710 | ? | ||
| 41-9587 / 41-9979 | ? | ||
| 41-10410 / 41-11586 | ? | ||
| 41-21162 / 41-23161 | ? | ||
| 42-1164 / 42-1743 | ? | ||
| 42-42201 / 42-43257 | ? | ||
| 42-88674 / 42-89573 | ? | 6607 | |
| (Peru) ? | ? | 12 | Total: 06619 |
BT-13B
As BT-13A, 24-volt electrical
system.
Produced 1943 - 1944
Vultee Downey, California (VU)
| 42-89574 / 42-90698 | ? | ||
| 44-31511 / 44-32160 | ? | 1775 | Total: 01775 |
BT-15
As BT-13, engine upgrade.
Produced 1942 - 1943
Vultee Downey, California (VU)
| 41-9980 / 41-10409 | ? | ||
| 42-1744 / 42-2063 | ? | ||
| 42-41258 / 42-42200 | ? | 1693 | Total: 01693 |
|
Grand Total: 10390 |
BT-13 / BT-15 CONVERSIONS
USAAF
| XBT-16 |
1 |
BT-13A(41-9777), 1942, prototype with all-plastic fuselage. Conversion by Vidal Research Corp., Virginia. |
US Navy
| SNV-1 | 1350 | BT-13A, 1941-1945, aircraft serving with the US Navy. Assigned BuNo. 02983 / 03182, 05675 / 05874, 12492 / 12991, 34135 / 34584. 2 to USCG with s/n: V222, V223. |
| SNV-2 | 650 | Model V-79A BT-13B, 1943-1945, aircraft serving with the US Navy. Assigned BuNo. 44038 / 44187, 52050 / 52549. |
FOREIGN MILITARY / CIVILIAN SERVICE
- Many Valiant trainers in military service with Australia, Chile, China, Egypt,
France, Honduras, Peru and the Soviet Union.
- Many Valiant trainers sold on the civil market to private owners.