Grumman, the people that made the planes 12 SEPT 2010

[armyjunk2]

Thank you, kind words always appreciated.....

[hawkeye52]

I want to ask a favor of ALL OF YOU OUT THERE who regularly come back to see what new pix have been posted. This is my request: ONCE, just once, send a "thank you" to Army Junk 2. He has been feeding this thread for a year, and he's not even an aviation nut. He is doing a tremendous service for the rest of us, at considerable expense in time, and Lord knows what else. He most certainly doesn't have to...so a show of appreciation would encourage him by showing that there are more than a dozen or so who can't wait for the next batch of photos. There is a handful of chaps who periodically cheer him on, but I bet they represent a tiny amount of the regular viewers. So please take a moment to just say "thanks"!

- H52

[NC_Rotorhead]

Good Point Hawkeye..........

Thank you ArmyJunk2.........VERY MUCH. I ALWAYS check this trhead out and appreciate it very much.

Great STUFF.

Regards
Steve

[Michel Lemieux]

Ya bet man....

A gaxillion tks for this amazing thread ))))))

What this represents for the WB nuts community cannot be described.

Again, thank you

[armyjunk2]

........a right click and save will give you photo info. I hope everyone enjoys these

These photographs do not belong to me, they belong to the respective Museums ALL permission to use these photographs in publications MUST be obtained from the Museums, I ONLY have permission to post here as long as no profit is obtained by me.

I'M GLAD YOU ALL LIKE THEM.......

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[raconnel]

More great stuff - our cupth runneth over!

[NC_Rotorhead]

Right Clicking and Saving..................

Thank you again for GREAT stuff.

Regards
Steve

[Louis Emond]

Thank you again for sharing these. I was thinking about all the museum archives which are beyond reach for the average Joe and started to weep...excuse me.

[Chris Brame]

A big (and very overdue) thank you to armyjunk2 for these photos!!

One quick question: Did the XTBF receive the dorsal fillet before or after its first flight?

[armyjunk2]

Chris, I'm sure someone in here will know that..........and thank you all

[armyjunk2]

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[armyjunk2]

F4F WILDCATS

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[NC_Rotorhead]

Great "stuff" there Armyjunk2!!!

All saved. Thank you for sharing them.

Regards
Steve

[hawkeye52]

The a/c shown on the carrier's deck are indeed (Avengers and) Wildcats, not Hellcats. Though easy to confuse from that angle, the discrete fairing extending from the cockpit to the vertical fin is a dead giveaway. Btw, the photo's info states "FM" which means these Wildcats were produced by GM, and indeed they do show a taller vertical fin.

Thanks again, AJ2

- H52

[MacHarvard]

I'm on the road and don't get much chance to check in, so I was staggered to see the additions to your postings, armyjunk. Thank you, big time!

Doug