R5D - Unknown Info

Fri Apr 14, 2006 1:25 pm

I know that this was USAAF and it went to the Navy, anyone have any idea what the logo on the side means and where this could have been taken?

Thanks!

Fri Apr 14, 2006 1:48 pm

You might want to ask here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NavalAirTransport/

Nice photo of a Culver Cadet by the way!

Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:10 pm

The nose lettering reads:

Naval Air Transport Service.

THERE is a BuNo on the upper tail, not easily readable, probably 3945 or something like that.

Lastly, who is this "Admiral Hack" : )

Saludos,

Tulio

[Before I get the lecture, that was a joke]

Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:53 pm

Yeah, but what is the other plane and signifacance? Me thinks a Johnson Rocket but wouldn't bet too much money on it.

Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:54 pm

Obergrafeter wrote:Yeah, but what is the other plane and signifacance? Me thinks a Johnson Rocket but wouldn't bet too much money on it.

BDK wrote:Nice photo of a Culver Cadet by the way!

Johnson Rocket has a tricycle gear.

Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:23 pm

The prototype johnson rocket was a taildragger, but this pic is of a cadet. The original johnson rocket is owned by Lena McGinty and on loan to the Sun-N-Fun museum.

Sun Apr 16, 2006 12:20 am

Didn't the navel aircraft that were part of the Military Air Transport Service still keep the Navel Air Transport sevice Logo along with the MATS logo? Iseems I've see that in more then one photo.

Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:22 am

Hey ! Check out the gunports in the windows. Didn't know the R5D had those.

Naval Air Transport was like SAC ? MATS, I could believe, but SAC? Am I missing something here ?

Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:51 am

Before SAC was SAC(Strategic Air Command) and MATS was MATS SAC was not sure of the S maybe southern, but A was airlift command. I do know my father served in it during the war at Hamilton field Ca.

Sun Apr 16, 2006 6:34 pm

Before SAC was SAC, And before MATS was MAC, MATS was Air Transport Command and Troop Carrier Command.