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Title: Indentify this U.S. Navy bomber
Post by: Widewing on February 01, 2001, 12:10:00 PM

This aircraft was in service aboard the Lexington and Saratoga when Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. It would go on to serve in combat in the Coral Sea and at Midway. It was quickly replaced in front-line service with a more modern type by mid 1942. Identify the aircraft.

 (http://home.att.net/~historyzone/NavyBomber.JPG)

My regards,

Widewing

Title: Indentify this U.S. Navy bomber
Post by: Maverick on February 01, 2001, 12:12:00 PM

TBD Avenger. Sad that so many lost their lives in it.

Mav

Title: Indentify this U.S. Navy bomber
Post by: Westy on February 01, 2001, 12:30:00 PM

 Northrop A17 is the USAAF version.... grrrr.... I cannot recall the USN name. It's not the Devastor though.

Widewing,  your quizzes are the toughest I've ever tried. And I don't cheat by using web searches.

 -Westy

Title: Indentify this U.S. Navy bomber
Post by: Westy on February 01, 2001, 12:36:00 PM

No!   Wait. It's the Vindicator  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

-Westy

Title: Indentify this U.S. Navy bomber
Post by: Jimdandy on February 01, 2001, 12:41:00 PM

How about a Vought SB2U Vindicator.

Title: Indentify this U.S. Navy bomber
Post by: Voss on February 01, 2001, 01:07:00 PM

I'll go with Jimdandy on this one.

Voss

Title: Indentify this U.S. Navy bomber
Post by: Widewing on February 01, 2001, 01:23:00 PM

 

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Originally posted by Voss:
I'll go with Jimdandy on this one.

Voss

Westy and Jimdandy are correct. It is the Vought SB2U-1 Vindicator, otherwise known as the "wind indicator".

My regards,

Widewing