O-46 Inquiry

[hurricane_yank]

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=1d5e1040-e254-411d-b85c-3e5a69914042

Any update on this bird?

[mike furline]

Article says " it will be one of only four flying examples". ???

So far I can't find any mention of an O-46 with searches for Combat Air Museum or American Flight Museum.

NMUSAF - Only Survivor per Wiki.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_O-46
https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/p ... 71618.html
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit ... las-o-46a/

[Warbirdnerd]

Guessing they are referring to the O-47 that went from the Combat Air Museum to Pat Harker (Minnesota not Michigan).

[marine air]

Seems wildly inaccurate. Probably only the Air Force Museum’s example is the sole survivor. There are no “O” birds flying. Fifty years ago there was a flyable O-47 and O-52. My friend’s O-58A/ L-3A was crashed 13 years ago, as well.

[old iron]

I am also assuming that the O-46 is being confused with an O-47

The Aero-News article says the discovered aircraft has aa 1000 hp engine, which is not correct for the O-46, but would be correct for the O-47.

Just does not seem likely to me that an O-46 - a very rare aircraft - would be lanquishing for this long.

[JohnB]

In case wiki is incorrect, it might be worth noting there are none in the FAA database.

Last edited by JohnB on Thu Feb 23, 2023 11:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[quemerford]

So probably fair to say it's O-47B 39-098/N73716?