Brewster SB2A-2 wreck on Parris Island

[Woodsy Airfield]

A thought or two on a most interesting thread. My family took a trip to Florida during March 1974 with a stop at Tullahoma to check out the Bermuda's as mentioned in a July 1973 article in Air Classics (Vol. 9 No. 7), thus my continuing interest in these aircraft. Looking for the serials of the aircraft, what about going to the Tullahoma library and going through microfiche, past newspapers, or any files that may be available during WWII time period that may reveal a photograph or other reference on the aircraft on hand. According to United States Naval Air Stations Of World War II Volume 1 - Eastern States by M.L. Shettle Jr., SB2A's were used at Cecil Field FL, Simons Island GA, Trenton NJ, Vero Beach FL, and Johnsville PA. Although these aircraft are USN types - not RAF serials, if a person looking for other aircraft crash sites or leads on the Brewsters, a search in old newspapers or a library search could reveal a lead - certainly a longshot. One other possible source is via an article in the American Aviation Historical Society Journal, Vol. 30 No. 2, Summer 1985 by Jim Maas entitled Fall From Grace - The Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, 1932-1942. He lists his sources and says anyone with any information contact him (address is in Cinton Park, NY). Mr. Maas may very well have serials or other info accrued over the years on the Tullahoma Birds...