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Cessna T-37 Tweet

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  • A pilot sits inside the cockpit of a military jet. Through the clear plexiglas canopy, you can see blue sky and mountains below. Another military jet is flying alongside the first jet.
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    Two Cessna T-37 Tweets fly in formation over Texas. The T-37 was the Air Force’s primary trainer for decades until its retirement in 2009. An ROTC familiarization flight in the Tweet is what got Claiborne excited about pursuing a career in military aviation.

  • A pilot sits inside the cockpit of a military jet. Through the clear plexiglas canopy, you can see blue sky and mountains below. Another military jet is flying alongside the first jet.

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October 01, 1987

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National Air and Space Museum 650 Jefferson Drive SW
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202-633-2214

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151

703-572-4118

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