1943 Fairchild PT-26Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Addison, TX, USA

This 1943 Fairchild PT-26A Cornell II, registration N75LD, is offered for sale at $125,000 and is based at Addison, Texas (KADS). The aircraft is operated under VFR rules and seats two. Built by Fleet Aircraft of Fort Erie, Ontario, under license from Fairchild, this M-62A-3 variant is the enclosed canopy version of the primary trainer family and is powered by a 200 horsepower Ranger six cylinder inverted inline engine, turning a Sensenich propeller. The airframe has accumulated 63 hours on the engine.

The aircraft carries a storied wartime pedigree, delivered under Lend Lease as USAAF serial 42-71130 before being taken on strength by the...