Is this an A26 or a F7F

[syscom3]

Theres a spirited debate on the B29 forum about this aircraft. It was taken in 1945 or 1946 on Guam.

Is it an A26 or a F7F? I'm leaning for the A26 because of the wing span.

If you respond, tell me the reason you think so.

 

[Jank]

It's an A-26 Invader. I'm sure of it.

 

[V-1710]

Yes, it's an A-26. The fuselage is too wide for it to be an F7F.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

If it's an A-26, look at the canopy, no clamshells. Is it an early one? I tried to blow up the photo, can't make it out.

 

[Twitch]

The vertical stabilizer was the tell for me along with the nose. The F7F has a more pointy snout.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

I think it might be an A-20G

 

[FLYBOYJ]

I take that back, it looks like an A-26

 

[Gnomey]

Looks like an A-26 to me, has a more rounded nose than the F7F has.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

A-26, it has a bomb bay, a short nosewheel and a big fusilage........

 

[k9kiwi]

Zooming the picture shows a clamshell arrangement for the front undercarriage as opposed to being attached to the leg down to the wheel.

Also visible are the air intakes on the cowling tops.

A-26 for my choice.

 

[Wildcat]

Yup, I'd say A 26.

 

[plan_D]

I have no idea how anyone can think that plane is a F7F Tigercat. One give away is the glazed nose !

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

what's even more unbelievable is that they're debating it, i mean what arguments do they have for it being a Tigercat, it's got two radials?

 

[syscom3]

Lanc, the guys who were debating it were flying these aircraft since before our parents were little babies or even before they were born.

Sometimes their memory has faded a bit.

Plus they pointed out that sometimes the planes were modified on the airfield for one reason or another and it was never documented "officially". I would not put it past some marine to say "if the AAF had droop snoot P38's, why cant we have droop snoot Tigercats".

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

that's fair enough if they're older and not just armchair pilots, but with a bomb bay

 

[evangilder]

I would definitely say A-26. Here are shots of both. I noticed that shot came from airliners.net. Do you have a direct link to the shot? I would like to see it bigger.

 

[evangilder]

Found the original on anet. Here I have resized and adjust the brightness and contrast to give better definition. Looks like the 26 to me.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yes that's much, much clearer, i think we're agreed on A-26...........

 

[Gnomey]

Yep, that is clearly and A-26.

 

[HealzDevo]

Good photo of an A-26 Invader in operational service.