Detail of photo 426758 showing a mix of war-surplus trainers and new aircraft. The 'Tiny Timm' did its job in the US Navy but was built of plywood and not to last. An aviastar.org reader reports he flew this example at Granite City, Illinois in 1948 and 1949 and that 'the rudder fell off due to dry rot' after an aerobatic training flight. The Ercoupe to the left appears to be NC93556 (c/n 879) and the Aeronca Champ to the right appears to be NC82364 (c/n 7AC-997). The other planes include a Cessna Bobcat and several Vultee Valiants. Photo by: J Marshall Geiler / The Pantagraph / McLean County Museum of History

The USN ordered 262 N2T a/c in WW 2. This one was delivered on 15 June 1943 and was assigned to Naval Air Primary Training Bases at Livermore, CA. and Bunker Hill, IN. It was withdrawn from use in 1944. The a/c was acquired by the museum in 1982 in flying condition. It is currently displayed hanging and is in the WW 2 Gallery.

Of the Timm N2T-1 276 were built for the US Navy. Many were sold on the civil market after the War. This one is pictures at an early edition of the Antique Fly-in at Watsonville. Picture salvaged from a discolored copy slide. Date is unknown. Any help is appreciated! Photo via G.Bouma