UC-78 / JRC Bobcat (multiple)

I photographed these Cessna UC-78 Bobcat examples on display at Pima, Mesa, Robins AFB, WAAAM, Castle AFB, NAS Pensacola and the NMoUSAF. The Bobcat was designed from Cessna’s T-50 civilian plane, and with upgraded engines became the AT-17 multi-engine trainer at the outbreak of WWII. The JRC-1 is the Navy designation for the UC-78.


UC-78B Bobcat 42-71626

NMoUSAF 2018


UC-78C Bobcat 42-39162

Pima Air Museum 2017


1942 T-50 Bobcat #3084

CAF Mesa 2017


1943 UC-78B Bobcat 42-71507

WAAAM, Hood River 2021

WAAAM, Hood River 2023


UC-78B 42-71714

Robins AFB 2024


UC-78B Bobcat 63426

Marked as JRC version by the museum

Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola 2024


1943 Cessna UC-78B (T-50) Bobcat #6487

Oshkosh 2024


1943 Cessna UC-78C (T-50) Bobcat #4121

Oshkosh 2024


Cessna AT-17/UC-78 Bobcat 43-5776

Castle AFB Restoration Hangar, Atwater CA 2024