Another photo Im proud to own

[Nathan]

Well I got this original photo off ebay once. Kinda rare. If you can guess the ship type Jack Cook will supply you with a free pony!



Thanks for lookin!
-Nathan

[raconnel]

Lockheed B-34 Venturas. Cool!

Richard

[Mgawa]

Any more info about the image?

[Obergrafeter]

Look like Wrights.............................B-37 maybe. I want that pony or maybe a Ponyact before they quit making them.

[Steve Nelson]

Jack already owes me a pony or two. Still a cool pic, though!

SN

[Obergrafeter]

So 34s' or 37s'? I'm going to get a load of feed right now.

[hairy]

I'm picking B-34 (or RB-34) Lexingtons, there's one in a Museum (MOTAT) over here.

Apologies for dodgy old pictures.




Lockheed RB-34 Lexington, NZ4600 (ex. c/n4773, 41-38117)

[Obergrafeter]

So Nathan does the picture have a caption? Who wins? I want my pony now!

[hercrat]

All my sources point towards this pic being a flight of AAF B-34 Ventura's out of Hondo, Texas. They had a very large Navigation School there.

[TonyM]

B-37, also known as the R-37, or RM-37, or R-Model 37 refers to an AAF version of the Lockheed Ventura II Model 37-27-01 modified to USAAF standards and equipped with P&W R-2800-31 engines and AAF instrumentation. Most B-37/R-37 airplanes carried RAF numbers (example-- AJ-183).



TonyM.

[TonyM]

If I am not mistaken, we had identified these airplanes as B-34s last year when someone posted an identical photo.

The airplane nearest the camera is B-34 # 41-38165. A photo of the same airplanes can be found on page 308 of THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AIRCRAFT OF WWII.

TonyM.