North American P-64
| NA-50, NA-68/P-64 | |
|---|---|
| North American P-64 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | North American Aviation |
| Primary users | Peruvian Air Force |
| Number built | 13 |
| History | |
| First flight | May 1939 (NA-50) 1 September 1940 (NA-68) |
| Retired | 1950 (Peru) |
| Developed from | North American NA-16 |
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The North American P-64 was the designation assigned by the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) to the North American Aviation NA-68 fighter, an upgraded variant of the NA-50 developed during the late 1930s. Seven NA-50s were purchased by the Peruvian Air Force, which nicknamed it Torito ("Little Bull").
Six NA-68s ordered by the Royal Thai Air Force were seized before export by the US government in 1941, after the Franco-Thai War and growing ties between Thailand and the Empire of Japan. These aircraft were used by the USAAC as unarmed fighter trainers.
The Peruvian NA-50s subsequently saw action during the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941.