USN Primary Trainer Instrument Training Bands circa 1942

[Bradleygolding]

Okay here goes! When I was researching the history of my Stearman a few years ago (also a Navy Instrument Trainer) it was soon established that there was no link at all between the Bu No and the three digit squadron number. However after coming across a few very early de mobbed Stearman photos, there did seem to be a link between the squadron codes and the last three digits of the civil reg. I am not saying that this is a given, but on some aircraft this did seem to be the case. Something to think about. Not to confuse this with the early restoration habit of using the reg numbers to determine the squadron number when it was not known. Can of worms? Yes.

Steve

[Dan Jones]

Hey Dan, what can you tell me about the N3N project that Joe has, do you have any photos of it.

I don't have any pics of it but I'll see if Joe has the logs for it. It's a pretty rough looking project that's packed up in a seacan in Red Deer. Most of the big pieces are there but there's not too much else. All that stuff is around though so I'm sure it'll amount to something someday.