About Legends Warbird Rides

The aircraft you’ll fly was built by North American Aviation in 1945 and delivered to the U.S. military at the end of World War II.

Originally a T-6F with the U.S. Army Air Forces and later a Navy SNJ-6B, it served as an advanced military trainer before being retired and preserved for civilian flight.

Today, this T-6 is maintained to exacting standards of safety and authenticity, flying regularly while preserving the look, feel, and character of the aircraft that trained a generation of military pilots. It wears the iconic postwar U.S. Air Training Command high-visibility paint scheme.

Karl “Gash” Gashler, has over 19,000 hours of flight time and more than three decades of experience flying high-performance military and civilian aircraft.

Karl served 21 years as a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon, with extensive combat experience. He now performs T-6 aerobatic demonstrations nationwide with Karl Gashler Airshows and also flies the Grumman TBM Avenger for the Commemorative Air Force.

When not flying warbirds, Karl provides advanced instruction in aerobatics, upset recovery, tailwheel aircraft and mountain flying.

Ready to experience a warbird flight with a fighter pilot at the controls? 

The North American T-6 Texan trained pilots for the U.S. Army Air Forces, U.S. Navy, Royal Air Force, and allied nations during World War II and beyond.

Nicknamed “The Pilot Maker,” the T-6 prepared airmen for frontline fighters and attack aircraft by teaching energy management, formation flying, aerobatics, and gunnery fundamentals.

Powerful, responsive, and demanding to fly well, the T-6 remains one of the most respected training aircraft ever built — and one of the few you can still experience in flight today.