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[Gaston]

Has very much in common with T-6, I think : tail, undercarriage, front windshield... any derivative of it ?

[SAS~Storebror]

Let me guess...



Best regards - Mike

[mexchiwa]

It's a T-6 with a Ranger air-cooled inline at the postwar Cleveland air races. Not sure the exact designation, though T-6E?  Mike posted pics of the pilots, think he got this one

[SAS~Storebror]

I think mexchiwa nailed it.
My guess was pointing in the same direction but I wasn't sure.
If we're both right, then the plane is a modified AT-6 (ranger engine, I think so too) that participated in the Kendall Trophy Race 1948, NX-61269, piloted by the former WASP pilot Betty Clark (that's why the two portraits), scoring 4th place in the race.

Best regards - Mike

[sniperton]

I believe you, but I couldn't find any pic.

[LameHawk]

I tried a picture search for the registration. There are in fact a few photos of this Ranger equipped AT-6E or another one designated NJ-2, so mexchiwa is definitely right

[mexchiwa]

Open house

[sniperton]

No, I really believe you, but what's the source of the photo? Just for curiosity 

[P51vsFw190]

More info on this Texan here:
http://www.skytamer.com/North_American_XAT-6E.html

[sniperton]

Thanks James, I found them, but the plane on the quest picture has a rather different canopy, more resembling a P-40 than any Texan version. Maybe the pic is unique and not reproduced elsewhere on the net. (Remember, Benno himself called it 'nasty'.)

[P51vsFw190]

I agree with you. It appears to be a totally one-off modification. Apparently not even the internet would give it the time of day. 

[sniperton]

For the sake of brevity, let me call it the Special And Most Mysterious Fred Astaire Version of the Texan