Boeing T-43
1973 MILITARY TRAINER AIRCRAFT FAMILY BY BOEING
T-43 Cargo Trainer; CT-43; CT-43A; T-43 Strike Gator; Boeing CT-43; T-43 Bobcat; CT-43 Bobcat; Boeing T-43 Bobcat; Boeing T-43A; Boeing CT-43A; Boeing CT-43 Bobcat; Rat 55; Rat55
The Boeing T-43 is a modified Boeing 737-200 that was used by the United States Air Force for training navigators, now known as USAF combat systems officers from 1973 to 2010. Informally referred to as the Gator (an abbreviation of "navigator") and "Flying Classroom", nineteen of these aircraft were delivered to the Air Training Command (ATC) at Mather Air Force Base, California during 1973 and 1974.