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Chris Brame
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I'd love to see that bar re-created! Wish there was a color photo someplace...

What's the story behind the "Black Harlem Air Squadron"?

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hawkeye52
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Hi, all--

I've been "away" for a while, dealing with some video problems.

Please note that on Page 17, the foto immediately below the one of the USS Wasp shows two aicraft described as "S2T" (no such bird, as far as I know).
In reality, the a/c shown are WF-2 ("Willie Fudds"), with the far a/c being a systems-test bird bailed from the Navy.

After McNamara's "universal designation" fiasco, WF-2s were re-designated E-1A.

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change noted on pic
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more Roosevelt Field photographs......

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Nathan
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WOW!

Looks like Kingfishers wrapped up in that one shot.

I really like the A-12 and B-10 pic. Anyway of getting a copy of that? :wink: :D

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photo 37?
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Gobsmacked yet again Armyjunk!
Any more of those French G36/Martlet/Wildcats outside the hanger?
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Dave, I uploaded another 500+ photos today to Photobucket, we could have some Martlets, seems like I forgot about leoning, edo, mitchel field, sikorsky, vought, ranger liberty, sperry, rockaway, brewster, columbia and some things.......bear with me.....
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The Goose in # 46 never made it to England.
It was taken over by the U.S. Navy as a JRF-4 BuAer 99078.
Built as cn 1055, NC 3022 was originally owned by Standard Oil of Kansas.
Lord Beaverbrook's Goose G-AFCH (cn 1009) in # 49 was sold to Royal Dutch Shell for use in the Far East as PK-AER and was destroyed in January of 1942.

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At the extreme right of pic #55 there is a glimpse of another aircraft in the background. My first reaction was that it might be a captured Zeke. Or maybe it's just an SB2C Helldiver?

Any opinions??

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Mr Widgeon
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hawkeye52 wrote:
At the extreme right of pic #55 there is a glimpse of another aircraft in the background. My first reaction was that it might be a captured Zeke. Or maybe it's just an SB2C Helldiver?

Any opinions??

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It's either a SB2C or an USAAF A-25.
Most of the USAAF's airplanes were turned over to the Marines for use as training aids.

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armyjunk2 wrote:
Dave, I uploaded another 500+ photos today to Photobucket, we could have some Martlets, seems like I forgot about leoning, edo, mitchel field, sikorsky, vought, ranger liberty, sperry, rockaway, brewster, columbia and some things.......bear with me.....


Vought & Brewster I'll be VERY interested in as FAA Corsairs were buit there. Looking forward to seeing those!
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Another fine selection of photos...

I rather like the shots of Aline Rhonie, especially the one showing her at work on the mural.
Anyone know for sure if the ship in image #43 is a Luscombe Phantom?

'Tis interesting to note that the B-10 in photo #37 was assigned to the 35th Pursuit Squadron, 8th Pursuit Group...

Thanks again for all this groovy stuff!


Fade to Black...

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Mark Nankivil
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Spurred on by Steve O. Reno's post, I googled "Aline Rhonie" and found some interesting stuff. The one that explains the mural and the Phantom and its fuselage markings is:

http://www.opencockpit.net/aline/aline_2.htm

Interestingly, one of the other links states she was co-founder of the Luscombe Airplane Company.

Thanks for the prodding! Mark
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Yeah,

What is that single engine airplane in picture #37?

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