Beech AT-11 "Kansan"
1941-1945
Type: Twin Engine Trainer
Weight: 9,300 lbs
Armament: Two - .30 caliber machine guns used as gunnery trainer
Engine: Two Pratt and Whitney R985 Radials, 450 hp each
Max Speed: 215 mph
Range: 745 miles
Service Ceiling: 20,000 ft.
Crew: 2-3
Number Built: 1,582
The AT11 was the standard twin engine trainer for thousands of navigators, pilots and bombardiers during World War II and Korea. The proficiency standard of 22% hit accuracy was required for student bombardiers dropping 100 lb sand filled practice bombs using the Norden Bombsight. In 1941, the AT-11 cost $67,000.
Three were assigned to 122nd Bomb Squadron as advance trainers for pilots transitioning from single to multiengine aircraft Douglas A-26.
In 1995 this plane was found at Beale Air Force Base in California and restored by members of 122nd Restoration Group in 1998.
This aircraft (SN: 44951) is on loan from the United States Air Force Museum. Object ID# 666346
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.
Location. 29° 57.607′ N, 90° 0.346′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Lower Ninth Ward. It is on Angela Street 0.3 miles North Claiborne Avenue (State Highway 39)
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Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: McDonnell Douglas F4C "Phantom II" (a few steps from this marker); N/TSW-7C Air Traffic Control Center (a few steps from this marker); Lockheed T-33 "Shooting Star" (within shouting distance of this marker); McDonnell Douglas F-15A "Eagle" (within shouting distance of this marker); Douglas A-26C "Invader" (within shouting distance of this marker); North American F-100D "Super Sabre" (within shouting distance of this marker); Convair F-102A "Delta Dagger" (within shouting distance of this marker); Douglas A-26B Invader "Solid" Nose (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.
More about this marker. Located on the grounds of the Louisiana National Guard, Jackson Barracks base. The Ansel M. Stroud Jr. Military History & Weapons Museum is located on site. Museum is opened M-Sat 10-4. Highly recommend checking before a visit to make sure base/museum is opened and accessible to civilians.
Also see . . . Geaux Guard Museum website. (Submitted on November 21, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 330 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
