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When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


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PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:27 pm 
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DESCRIPTION; This U.S. Navy Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 Canary Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), on 7 September 1940.

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DESCRIPTION; Two Douglas AD-2 Skyraiders at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), in 1948. According to the BuNo. of the nearest aircraft (12227?) these Skyraiders are AD-2s. Up to 1957 the tailcode "B" belonged to Carrier Air Group Nineteen (CVG-19).

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DESCRIPTION; Two Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bombers in flight in 1943.

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DESCRIPTION;Front view of a Consolidated PBY-2 Catalina on the seaplane ramp at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA). These PBYs were replaced with the PBY-5 in 1943. This picture was taken on 8 January 1942. Naval aircraft Factory N3N-3 trainers are visible in the background.


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DESCRIPTION; A U.S. Navy Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk sea plane on the sea wall at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), in 1946.


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DESCRIPTION; The 20 mm guns are loaded on a Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune belonging to patrol squadron VP-5 Mad Foxes on 23 July 1951 at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida.

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DESCRIPTION; A Martin P5M-1 Marlin of patrol squadron VP-45 Pelicans is bein prepared for launch at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville (Florida, USA) in 1954.

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DESCRIPTION; A U.S. Navy Kaman UH-2B Seasprite helicopter (BuNo 151310) assigned to the Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), in 1968. The helicopter was later converted to an SH-2F anti-submarine helicopter. After its retirement it was sold to the Royal Australian Navy as N29-151310.

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DESCRIPTION; From NAS Jacksonville, a Lockheed P-2H Neptune (BuNo. 148352) of patrol squadron VP-56 Dragons, deploying to South America for exercise "Unitas IV" on 6 August 1963.

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DESCRIPTION; A U.S. Navy Lockheed WC-121N Super Constellation (BuNo 143198) assigned to airborne early warning squadron VW-4 Hurricane Hunters at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), August 1967. The plane was scrapped on 16 September 1976.
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Love it! Don't see many SC-1 Seahawks even in pictures. Would love to see one of those on the warbird circuit! Guess THAT won't happen.

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Excellent!
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Thanks, awesome!! Need more pre war early war stuff. More JAX if possible.


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If you look behind the tail of the Marlin, there are three shiny new C-117 Super Goonies with the square tails!


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