Rare view of A6 early ship build at airshow

http://www.flickr.com/photos/20111203@N ... 937390937/

Rare photo for a 1961 aircraft .. very nice.

Note no refueling probe or boom on tail. The VTOL rare movable tailpipe also was on girst 11 pre ships

[EXPAT0149]

VTOL????

[Chris Brame]

Check out the rest of that album! Some of the planes are very misidentified but it's great to see some of Ed Maloney's birds there - can anyone ID that PBY? And note the USCG PBM next to it...

[n5151ts]

[cadet77]

It is an A2F-1 Intruder, bureau number 148616.

It sure looks clean.

The later version, A-6A Intruder had the re-fueling probe that gives the aircraft an even more distinct nose. The EA-6B Prowler is a four seater, 40 inch stretch on the fuselage with more powerful engines.

Fly fast, fly safe,

Larry

[skybolt2003]

Further along there is an L-19 with a C180 looking tail on it. I never saw that before.

[snj-5]

That's a Cessna model 321 (military designation was OE-2, later redesignated O-1C). It was similar in appearance to the Bird Dog
but used C-180 components (wings, empennage, new fuselage, etc.). Not many were built....

Bela P. Havasreti

[gregv]

wow, great picks in that album!

is the aircraft labeled "97-C3-25 1961 Lockheed P2V with Target Drones" actually a Neptune? It looks like an Invader to me. Whatever it is, I love the colour scheme.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/20111203@N ... 937390937/

cheers

greg v.

[Old SAR pilot]

That O-1 almost looks like a Siai Marchetti SM1019E with a piston engine. Compare with:

http://www.controller.com/listings/airc ... 3B71786B34

[Jack Cook]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/20111203@N07/

[warbird1]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/20111203@N07/

Cool photos, thanks Jack! Man, that person can't identify an aircraft correctly to save their life. They should go on airplane ID probation!

[IRONHORSE]

The P2V/B-26 is a Navy version called a JD1 and it's painted in a utility squadron "VU" colors.
Chuck

[Cvairwerks]

Unless I missed a photo in the group, I didn't see a PBM...there are a couple of shots of a P5M Marlin.... The photo tags are for the P3M, which were built in 1931-32 time period and obsolete and on the way out of use within a year or so.

[gregv]

The P2V/B-26 is a Navy version called a JD1 and it's painted in a utility squadron "VU" colors.
Chuck

Thanks for the info Chuck.

greg v.

[The Inspector]

and, the C-130 ramp headon showing the outward opening, top hinged forward entry door would belong to.........?