North American T-2 Buckeye
| T-2 Buckeye | |
|---|---|
| A T-2C Buckeye from VT-9 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Jet trainer |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | |
| Status | Active service with Hellenic Air Force |
| Primary users | United States Navy (historical)
|
| Number built | 529 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1958–1970 |
| Introduction date | November 1959 |
| First flight | 31 January 1958 |
| Retired | United States Navy 2008 |
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The North American T-2 Buckeye was the United States Navy's intermediate training aircraft, intended to introduce U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps student naval aviators and student naval flight officers to jets. It entered service in 1959, beginning the replacement process of the Lockheed T2V SeaStar, and was itself replaced by the McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk in 2008.