Brewster Buccaneer Photo

a4gturn · **Joined:** Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:05 am **Posts:** 51

Here goes. If it dosen't happen, I'll keep strugglin'. That's the kinda guy I am....

JDK · **Posted:** Fri May 04, 2007 12:33 am

It's there - great.

And - it's climbing! Wow! Who said that couldn't be done?

CWBuff · **Joined:** Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:14 am **Posts:** 854

Gorgeous... thanks muchly... more please!

Fade to Black...

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Fri May 04, 2007 6:29 am

Gorgeous pic!

As you mentioned, the markings are the same as the aircraft recently put on display at Pensacola. Anybody know if it could be the same aircraft? For that matter, how much of the museum's Buccaneer is original and how much is reproduction?

SN

Junkyard36 · **Posted:** Fri May 04, 2007 9:36 am

Thanks for the pic! I have always been intrigued with the Buccaneer.

To pile on with a previous question:

Quote:

Anybody know if it could be the same aircraft? For that matter, how much of the museum's Buccaneer is original and how much is reproduction?

Anyone know if there are other Buccaneers still extant or under restoration?

Dan K · **Posted:** Fri May 04, 2007 9:49 am

Mike,

I would suggest searching through this thread from a few moons ago. It begins with an A-25, but takes a detour into the SB2A. I think it will answer your question about known remains.

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... =buccaneer

Junkyard36 · **Posted:** Fri May 04, 2007 10:34 am

Thanks Dan!

Russ Matthews · **Posted:** Fri May 04, 2007 12:11 pm

Steve Nelson wrote:

Anybody know if it could be the same aircraft?

When I visited the restoration shop in Pensacola about three years ago, I was told that their "Buccaneer" had started life as a Brewster "Bermuda" (the British designation for the export version of the SB2A).

I believe it was one of several airframes removed from an old training field in Tullahoma, TN (one of which may still be there -- and several others which could be in Pima now).

Maybe someone else has additional info...

Jiggersfromsphilly · **Joined:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 3:15 pm **Posts:** 951

The Bermuda was transfered to NAS. Johnsville in Warminster PA. This was some time in the late 80s I believe. Retirees from Brewster were in the process of restoring it and it was about 75 to 80 percent done , when the Navy swooped in and took it to Pensacola.

Aircraft Mech Paul · **Posted:** Sat May 05, 2007 12:32 pm

Thanks for posting this one

....I don't think I ever saw a photo of one in flight before.... :lol:

Paul

RMAllnutt · **Posted:** Sat May 05, 2007 2:36 pm

The remaining SB2A airframe at Tullahoma was sacrificed to put a few more pieces into the aircraft on display at Pensacola... a small box of surplus parts were shipped to the other example at Pima, and the rest was scrapped. It was a very battered airframe, but I think that it is sad that it couldn't have been preserved. The example now on display is beautiful though, and we should all be very happy by the workmanship and efforts by the Navy museum, and the volunteers that worked so hard on it at Johnsville too (who did the really heavy grunt work on her).

Cheers,
Richard

Jiggersfromsphilly · **Joined:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 3:15 pm **Posts:** 951

The volunteers at Johnsville (by the way they prefer the name of Johnsville rather than Warminster) were the guys who built the originals and they have all sorts of great stories about the goof offs who built some of the planes.

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