On 07/11/06, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You're right that this is a US Navy/Marines insignia. I can't identify
> the aircraft but, according to this US naval history page, that form of
> underwing insignia was in use from 1917 until May 1942. The other
> things that can be seen is fabric wing covering and what looks to be
> lots of dihedral. The dihedral made me think of a Corsair but I think
> all Corsairs were black.
Corsairs didn't arrive until the very end of 1942 (Dec 28th, only 3
days to '43!). I'll take a guess at a Dauntless. Umm, *why* are we
trying to identify the aircraft? ;)
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