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Holy crap! Even better!!!!!!! :D

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Correctamundo!!! :D

The XA-38........impressive looking bird, wonder why it never took hold.

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Curtiss Y1A-18 Shrike...


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Yep Y1A-18A....the house is hot tonight. 8)

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'Cause WWII ended.

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Correctamundo!!! :D

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'Cause WWII ended.


Ahh....that would explain it. :oops:


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not an XP-42, modified T-6? Or Douglas A-17/33?
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not an XP-42, modified T-6? Or Douglas A-17/33?


yes it is infact a NACA A-17 test bed. This test if I'm not mistaken they sealed off the Radial engine all together and cooled by way of the wing mounted cooling system. 1940 Langley.

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A-24 Banshee?
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A-24 Banshee?
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Oooo....so close :D

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This ship was originally manufactured as an A-24A 'Dauntless'. The name 'Banshee' never truly caught on from what I understand... although I do prefer to call an Army Dauntless a Banshee.

At the time the photo was taken, I believe that this particular A-24 had already been modified as a drone and re-designated RA-24A. Later, in 1948, the 'A' designator was dropped by the USAF and the aircraft was again re-designated QF-24A, and given a new serial number... 48-044.

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Yep Y1A-18A....

Y1A-18... there were no Y1A-18As...


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Both the Beech XA-38 Grizzly and the Boeing PBB-1 Sea Ranger were cancelled because the B-29 had priority and there was a shortage of R-3350's. In fact the Boeing Renton plant was built by the USN for Sea Ranger production and was traded to the USAAF for B-29 production, in return the Navy received the USAAF built North American Kansas City plant.

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