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Very clever thinking Paul
Never thought about that! It sure would solve the problems.... Cheers Stig |
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The acceptance date would likely have been in the early spring of 1944. Possibly the first entry for 643 in Ray's book is wrong.
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I believe the photo was taken by an American at the base as it resembles numerous other photos of U.S. aircraft at Pax River. Most if not all FT aircraft were documented while at Pax River. Personally, I believe the date to be correct.
Another example, BuNo 04691, dated March 15, 1944 BuNo 04691 Flight Test Report Feb. 2, 1944 - July 20, 1944 http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o...3A-1_04691.pdf |
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04691 was a Royal Navy lend-lease transfer so that cannot be the aircraft in the photo. It looks like 045--.
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04591 https://aviationarchaeology.com/src/USN/F3A.htm DTCMF Ditched due to Mechanical Failure 440319 F3A-1 04591 VF OTU-4 NAS Jacksonville DTCMF A Cauthon, Gilbert Raymond., 2nd.Lt. USA FL Mayport, 10mi. NE Strafing Practice Last edited by Revi16; 23rd October 2020 at 23:56. |
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04691 may have been the aircraft tested but it would have had a Royal Navy paint scheme and, very likely, clipped wings. It was not one of the F3As accepted by the US Navy. The photo is probably of a different US Navy F3A.
04691 was JS471, whose first mention in Ray's book is for March 1945. That allows for 1944 testing at Patuxent.
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Last edited by Revi16; 24th October 2020 at 06:06. |
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The more I look at these 2 examples the more I wonder if the accepted Bu Number to RAF number mapping is right
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The problem is that the aircraft in the photo has a US Navy colour scheme and full-span wings, yet 04691 was never accepted by the US Navy.
Two US Navy F3A-1s tested at Patuxent were 04675 and 04678, so it is likely one of these two.
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Last edited by Revi16; 24th October 2020 at 20:18. |
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