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 Post subject: Japanese Seversky
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:55 am 
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20 2PA-B3s were sold to the Japanese Navy, which briefly employed them in the Second Sino-Japanese War as Navy Type S Two-Seat Fighter or A8V-1 (Allied codename "Dick"). The Japanese were unimpressed with the aircraft and eventually relegated two of them to the Asahi Shimbun newspaper as "hacks."

At least one survived the war (00:26 mark). You can also enlarge the screen shots/pics below the video.
http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675 ... TOPSY_zero

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 Post subject: Re: Japanese Seversky
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The aircraft at this frame looks remarkably like a North American O-47.

Still image from second 214 of video clip File Name: 65675025177_004899_3.jpg

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