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Re: Photos Chinese Aircraft
Hi Clint
Yes I have his book as well, and the digits on the cowling seems unrelated to the serial number, ie No 33 was not the 33rd PT-17 delivered, unless they arrived into India very randomly. I also believe the photo in Lennart's book was taken either in USA or very shortly after arrival in India. I have another photo of a PT-17 without any digits on the cowling.
I know terribly little about the Chinese serial number system developed by the central Government in the 1930s, so it is rather pointless just to ramble about it here, but I believe we only see the last two/three digits of the true serial number in these photos.
Unfortunately I have no idea which number the Chinese used to identify their PT-17s with. Probably 17 or 75....
Cheers
Stig
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