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Title: Sighting: What were they?
Post by: OOZ662 on August 07, 2008, 08:44:22 AM

I'm curious about this one...I wish I had whipped out my phone to take a picture, but I was too busy staring. Just as I finished walking my girlfriend home, two planes flew over me in formation out here that looked a little like SBDs...they're painted pretty nasty (look like racing colors) but I could see places where pylons belonged. At first I thought they were SBDs, but they kinda had that "older" aura to them, like they were a precursor of some sort. Pretty sure they were headed toward Whidbey NAS, but I'm not sure on that either. According to mom, there's a bunch of old birds out there right now, but these two are the only ones I've seen.

Any ideas?

Title: Re: Sighting: What were they?
Post by: Saurdaukar on August 07, 2008, 09:09:47 AM

A T-6 would look slightly similar from below.

Title: Re: Sighting: What were they?
Post by: OOZ662 on August 07, 2008, 09:12:21 AM

I feel retarded for not thinking of that. That's a good possibility...

Title: Re: Sighting: What were they?
Post by: RATTFINK on August 07, 2008, 09:16:35 AM

Did they look like this?

(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_SDgPuIgYJaM/R7nxFwZ1zQI/AAAAAAAAAkA/1u21zDUu-60/CSC_0156.JPG)
WWII T-6 Trainer

Title: Re: Sighting: What were they?
Post by: SectorNine50 on August 07, 2008, 04:22:07 PM

Here in Oregon I saw a similar plane.  Looked like a TBM or SBD, the one I saw was painted a bright yellow color IIRC, and had the American insignia on the wing.  Air show thing perhaps?

Title: Re: Sighting: What were they?
Post by: RATTFINK on August 07, 2008, 04:26:56 PM

My pic went away.

Here it is

(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/114/298566461_e78bf772db.jpg?v=0)

Title: Re: Sighting: What were they?
Post by: MiloMorai on August 07, 2008, 05:27:45 PM

Your pic is still there Rattfink.

How many SBDs are still flying?

Title: Re: Sighting: What were they?
Post by: Redlegs on August 07, 2008, 06:38:11 PM

Quote from: SectorNine50 on August 07, 2008, 04:22:07 PM

Here in Oregon I saw a similar plane.  Looked like a TBM or SBD, the one I saw was painted a bright yellow color IIRC, and had the American insignia on the wing.  Air show thing perhaps?

Sounds like some At-6s I saw recently at an airshow. They were bright yellow.

Title: Re: Sighting: What were they?
Post by: RATTFINK on August 07, 2008, 07:17:55 PM

Quote from: MiloMorai on August 07, 2008, 05:27:45 PM

Your pic is still there Rattfink.

How many SBDs are still flying?

Not 5 posts above it isn't.

Title: Re: Sighting: What were they?
Post by: MiloMorai on August 08, 2008, 12:31:27 AM

Here you go, from your post.
(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_SDgPuIgYJaM/R7nxFwZ1zQI/AAAAAAAAAkA/1u21zDUu-60/CSC_0156.JPG)

Title: Re: Sighting: What were they?
Post by: 1sum41 on August 08, 2008, 02:15:28 AM

there are only 3 sbds that still fly

Title: Re: Sighting: What were they?
Post by: RATTFINK on August 08, 2008, 11:02:39 AM

I still don't see it LOL!


(http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u7/rattfink31/cantseepic.jpg)