Vintage aircraftVultee BT-13 Valiant

A 1942 Vultee BT-13 Valiant, N61916, logged near Gaines, Michigan at 2,400 ft

By its database record, N61916 was built in 1942. It reported 2,400 ft on 4 June.

Historical black-and-white photograph of a Vultee BT-13A Valiant in flight, representative of the VALI aircraft family.
Representative Vultee Valiant photo (historical BT-13A shown). Image source and license

N61916 is 84 years old by its database record. Its saved report gives an altitude of 2,400 ft. The BT 13 entered service in early 1940.

N61916 carries the N nationality mark of the United States. The observation began at 15:42 UTC on 4 June 2026. The build year comes from the aircraft database alone.

About the Vultee BT-13 Valiant

  • The BT 13 entered service in early 1940.

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Recorded data for N61916

Observation
Observed
Event typeUnusual aircraft
Recorded sourceADS-R relay, ICAO address
Post date
Last revised
Aircraft
Aircraft typeCONVAIR Valiant
Type designatorVALI
Tail number (registration)N61916
ICAO addressA812C7

Measurements

Displayed measurements may be rounded.

Saved reading at .
Archived altitude; reference not retained2,400 ft
Record details

Public event ID: f5719189-454a-4105-9553-63e1056fad5f.

Record revision: 2.

Evidence version: 5f7e57b5f93879a464f1631288b49ce67db3e6e93ed52c5471a3fafd7967fe14.