The former was built by Vultee Aircraft, Inc. – best known for the BT-13 Valiant whilst the latter was built by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, best known for the P-40 fighter immortalized by ...

Vultee’s prior experience in aviation had been with Lockheed Aircraft, where he worked with then up-and-coming engineer John Northrop on the design and construction of the wing for the fast ...