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Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:46 pm
I see all of the pics on page 11.
Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:34 pm
hi armyjunk,
i see all the photos on page 11.
beautiful photos, keep up the good work
Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:46 pm
thanks guys
nc they working for you?
Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:12 am
Junk,
Can't fool me, you just paid your Photobucket bill.....
yes, have them now, thanks.
Regards
Steve
Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:18 pm
The pilot in the window in pic 2329 and also the first pilot in line in pic 2330 is none other than Chris "Wildman" Magee from Pappy's VMF-214. This squadron was his next billet after coming home from the 214's tour.
Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:53 pm
Note that 2319, 2320 and 2321 are mockups of the Grumman TSF-1, which was a torpedo/scout aircraft based on the F7F. The TSF was to have a weapons bay, which the F7F did not have.
The TSF may not have gotten much farther than this mockup.
As usual, armyjunk2, incredible stuff! Thank you!!!
Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:29 pm
It was basically an F7F with a bomb bay, an SCR-720 radar in the nose, and a seat for a radar operator behind the pilot. I'm surprised it got as far as a mockup. It was canceled in January 1945, supposedly because Grumman was stretched too thin with other programs. It may also have had something to do with the fact that the Navy and Grumman were having trouble qualifying the F7F for carrier operations at the time. And the Navy was running out of ships that needed torpedoing...
Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:26 pm
Sir...outstanding.....
A million tks again
Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:32 pm
Sorry I've been working on Toyota brake lines, the Tercel needs work...anyway back on page 12 are some more Bearcats, remember a right click and save will give you some info on the pic.
BEARCATS 2235
2236
2237
2238
2239
2240
2241
2242
2243
2244
2245
2246
2247
2248
2249
2250
2251
2252
2253
2254
2255
2256
2257
2258
2259
2260
2261
2262
Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:44 pm
Junk,
Thanks very much for these... really fascinating perspective on the Bear!
Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:29 pm
Facinating "Story" in photos. Thanks Junk....
Regards
Steve
Sat Oct 25, 2008 7:47 pm
Whats going on in 2259?
Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:58 am
hi armyjunk,
looks like stress testing to me.
beautifull set of photos.
thank you for all your postings.
Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:56 am
thank you, sometimes I have no idea what they are doing, but I assume you all do....
Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:15 pm
This post is awesome !
Thanks !!!
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