Welcome to the Block 2 (upgraded card and tag art) T-37B Tweet tag! Please note, original product photos are included for archival purposes only. All tags will ship with the updated card and tag art shown in the main product photo.
It’s Tweet time! The T-37 was the USAF’s primary trainer for over 50 years, and has a special place in the hearts of the many pilots who flew it. The Tweet’s distinctive shape looks so good on these tags and we’re pleased to add the type to our tag family.
The T-37:
The XT-37 first flew in 1954 with the T-37A being delivered to the United States Air Force in 1956. The aircraft was underpowered and a T-37B variant was made that increased thrust by 10% and offered improved avionics. 552 T-37Bs were delivered to the USAF through the early 70s, and the entire T-37A fleet was upgraded to T-37Bs. A total of 1269 T-37s were produced with the Air Force retiring the aircraft in 2009. The type was also used to develop the A-37 Dragonfly – a light attack aircraft that saw combat during the Vietnam War.
The Tags:
Our T-37B tags were cut from the fuselage of aircraft 68-8019. This aircraft was originally constructed as a T-37B. This aircraft was released from AMARC and the cockpit was preserved for static display. We cut tags from the portions of the aircraft just aft of the cockpit. These tags are very interesting in that they were cut from the area of the aircraft that was destroyed at the AMARC during the demilling process. Many of these tags show evidence of this process and are a neat remnant marking how these aircraft are destroyed prior to sale.
A total of 5 variants cut from 68-8019 are offered. They are: White, Blue, Blue/White, Green, and Stainless Steel. The colored tags were all cut from painted fuselage skin with the Green tags cut from internal structure. The Stainless Steel tags were cut from portions of the fuselage just aft of the engine exhaust.
All tags come with a Tweet cloud-surfing card by BVR.