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The North American NA-35 was a
training aircraft A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews. The use of a dedicated trainer aircraft with additional safety features—such as tandem flight controls, forgiving flight characteristi ...
designed by North American Aviation. It was first test-flown in January 1940 by
Vance Breese Vance Breese (1904–1973) was an American aviation engineer and test pilot. Early years Vance Breese was born in Keystone, Washington, on April 20, 1904. His education, in his own words was: "various engineering extension courses." More than an ...
. Although announced for trade the month after, the project was pushed aside by plant expansions and the development of the P-51 Mustang. Further test flights were conducted and construction began on a few more aircraft, but the project remained stagnant until
Vega Aircraft Corporation The Vega Aircraft Corporation was a subsidiary of the Lockheed Aircraft Company in Burbank, California responsible for much of its parent company's production in World War II. History The company was first formed in August 1937 as the AiRover ...
bought the rights to the aircraft in October 1940 to develop into the Vega 35.


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NA-35 1940s United States military trainer aircraft {{aero-1940s-stub