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Furball · « **Reply #1 on:** September 06, 2004, 01:04:55 PM »

looks like a Curtiss-Wright SB2C Helldiver, although back seems messed up....

Krusty · « **Reply #2 on:** September 06, 2004, 01:17:52 PM »

Vindicator?

Rafe35 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 06, 2004, 02:00:44 PM »

Krusty gotta be right, It is Vought SB2U-1 Vindicator!

Guppy35 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 06, 2004, 02:01:14 PM »

Brewster SB2A Buccaneer

Dan/Slack

MiloMorai · « **Reply #5 on:** September 06, 2004, 02:46:09 PM »

Dan got it correct.

This is a Vindicator

This is a Helldiver

Flyboy · « **Reply #6 on:** September 06, 2004, 02:52:27 PM »

whats the specs on that plane?
i guess its an early\pre war plane?

MiloMorai · « **Reply #7 on:** September 06, 2004, 03:07:13 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Flyboy
whats the specs on that plane?
i guess its an early\pre war plane?

http://www.military.cz/usa/air/war/bomber/sb2a/sb2a_en.htm

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 06, 2004, 04:55:26 PM »

Stretch SBD? It's for really impressing your prom date.

Flyboy · « **Reply #9 on:** September 06, 2004, 05:09:54 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by MiloMorai
http://www.military.cz/usa/air/war/bomber/sb2a/sb2a_en.htm

well according to this, its much batter then the SBDm\, how come the USN didnt use it more? whats the catch?

Staga · « **Reply #10 on:** September 06, 2004, 05:44:25 PM »

Brewster SB2A was almost identical with Grumman "Avenger" but carried only half of its load. Manufacturing of "Avenger" was also begun 6 months earlier.

______________SB2A ______TBF/TBM
hp___________1700hp______1700 hp
kg_empty/max_4500/6480kg__4790/7880kg
Speed Max_____441kmh______436kmh
bomb load______454kg_______900kg

Edit: Theoretically the Brewster SB2A was capable to divebomb but for example the Britons (A&AEE) found the plane unsuitable to any combat operations and used their "Brewster Bermudas" as target tugs.

Howitzer · « **Reply #11 on:** September 07, 2004, 12:55:44 AM »

TBM Stretch limosine

OntosMk1 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 07, 2004, 08:56:32 PM »

It's a Vultee A-35

brady · « **Reply #13 on:** September 07, 2004, 09:11:54 PM »

SB2A, it is:)

JB73 · « **Reply #14 on:** September 07, 2004, 10:32:03 PM »

dude there were sure some smurfy planes in WWII.