Un-identified N3N

steve dickey · **Posted:** Sun May 17, 2015 4:25 pm

Found it at the Chandler municipal airport. Looks like repaired/ existing damage to the right lower wing?
Also the RH wheel looks a little off kilter!? Anybody know this one or what happened to it?

ChrisK48 · **Joined:** Tue Mar 15, 2011 2:40 pm **Posts:** 131

Gear collapsed on landing. 5/10/15.

http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=1 ... LER,N44970

C VEICH · **Joined:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:40 pm **Posts:** 1471

Have not seen that one around town before. Bummer!

Hey Chris, I just stumbled across your Flickr account a few days ago and have been perusing your albums as time permits. I'm an Arizona native and have been in the greater Phoenix area since 1979 and have fond memories of some of the events you have covered. I would love to see more Deer Valley pictures from the 1980-85 time frame. I have fond memories of some very good airshows that were held at the airport back then. That was really where I got my first taste of warbirds with the two Spits owned by Woodson Woods, Mustangs "Unruly Julie", "Fat Cat", and "Ho Hun", and many others. Good memories!

steve dickey · **Posted:** Mon May 18, 2015 11:36 pm

Thank you Chris, LONGGGGGG way from Alaska!!
Too bad about the gear collapse, hope they can get fixd soon. Couldn't tell
if it got the prop or not?

AFWhite · **Posted:** Tue May 19, 2015 2:18 pm

Nice aircraft, hope they can get her fixed up.

Are those national markings correct, did the USCG have them facing that way? Just wondering...

C VEICH · **Joined:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:40 pm **Posts:** 1471

AFWhite wrote:

Are those national markings correct, did the USCG have them facing that way? Just wondering...

Nope, they are just wrong. Good eye!

CoastieJohn · **Joined:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:37 pm **Posts:** 1380

I had to make some clarifications. The CG had four of these N3N-3 airframes and three N3N-1 airframes.

A 1943 pic from Floyd Bennett Field.

1941 Pic.

I got this from a CG aircraft historian. This is the only surviving former CG N3N-3 airframe BUNO 2613. It's had some mods to it. It is currently N1120.

The only surviving N3N-1 is supposed to be in a museum in South America.

yakdriver · **Joined:** Mon May 17, 2004 11:58 am **Posts:** 127

My uncle owned 1120 from 1984-2001 and I flew it around 400hrs. It is stone stock with the rare original cowl and no electrical system. It was owned by Jack Tillman from 1947 until my uncle bought it. Great airplane. Don

CoastieJohn · **Joined:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:37 pm **Posts:** 1380

yakdriver wrote:

My uncle owned 1120 from 1984-2001 and I flew it around 400hrs. It is stone stock with the rare original cowl and no electrical system. It was owned by Jack Tillman from 1947 until my uncle bought it. Great airplane. Don

My understanding is during one of the rebuilds the original engine was a R-760 and replaced with a PW R-985 and the full ring cowling was added. Is your uncle's initial's BT?

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