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What type of planes in this photo on Ebay?

Mon Aug 22, 2011 11:06 am

item # 120767099834 What year would these planes be taking to the skies? My guess 1920 to 1930.

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Mon Aug 22, 2011 11:54 am

Kind of looks like a Martin MB-2, thou
gh I'm not 100% sure.
Jerry

Re: What type of planes in this photo on Ebay?

Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:08 pm

I believe those are Curtiss B-2 Condors, as they have the dual horizontal stabs. So the photo is likely 1930-31 I would think.

Re: What type of planes in this photo on Ebay?

Mon Aug 22, 2011 3:28 pm

I agree with DB2 that these are Curtiss B-2 Condors. Only twelve production B-2s were delivered beginning in June 1929 and the last was surveyed in July 1936 according to Peter Bowers in his "Curtiss Aircraft 1907-1947".

Randy

Re: What type of planes in this photo on Ebay?

Mon Aug 22, 2011 3:44 pm

Note the airman's head poking out of the guntub at the rear of the engine nacelle..quite a view he has!

Re: What type of planes in this photo on Ebay?

Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:42 pm

Is that war games camouflage on the B-2s? If so, what year were there war games in the Chicago area? That would narrow down the date.

Re: What type of planes in this photo on Ebay?

Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:49 am

Thanks for the info. I guess my next question has to be, are there any Curtiss B-2 Condors around today?

Re: What type of planes in this photo on Ebay?

Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:39 pm

Pat Carry wrote:Thanks for the info. I guess my next question has to be, are there any Curtiss B-2 Condors around today?



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