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      A development of the Pilatus PC-9 and named for the famous North
      American 
  AT-6 Texan of World War II fame, the T-6 first flew in
      1992 with production beginning in 1998.  The prototype was introduced
      as the Beech T-6; however, by the time this aircraft went into production,
      Beech, a division of Raytheon, had lost its identity within the parent
      organization. 
            
      The Texan II is replacing
      the  Cessna T-37 in the U.S. Air Force and the Beech
      T-34C of the U.S. Navy.
             
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