North American A-27

[TISO]

OK i played in PhotoPad a bit with colour curves in the image by adding a bit of green and blue and retract a bit of red to get the background better (bushes darker green and grass a bit greener and hilside crack and patches on ground in the foreground remaining in earthy colour) and it could be either olive drab-ish or i got it wrong and could be brown.

On the second photo with B-17D at Iba Field i substracted a bit of green and blue and added a bit of red to get the gravel road less yellow and grass more green

What do you think?

 

[SaparotRob]

Love the D. I am a bit biased.

 

[Sabrejet]

I'm just putting together a few updates but one thing I notice is that the 'condemned' date for many is wrong: it's not "8 November 1942" but 18 January 1942 - the date shown on the record card has been mis-read (it's shown as "11842", so does look like it might be November 8). However a number of record cards also show a more clear date of "1/18/42" and this date makes much more sense anyway.

 

[TISO]

I'm just putting together a few updates but one thing I notice is that the 'condemned' date for many is wrong: it's not "8 November 1942" but 18 January 1942 - the date shown on the record card has been mis-read (it's shown as "11842", so does look like it might be November 8). However a number of record cards also show a more clear date of "1/18/42" and this date makes much more sense anyway.

Could be or could be buirocratic clearing of the books later. What was the ussual format for dates at the time?
For example Aussie Hudsons lost in Malaya and NEI not reported lost previously (some were lost already in december) or of which records were lost due to chaos of operations were stricken of charge on 06/03/42

 

[Sabrejet]

Format is usually as given, just that '11842' could be interpreted as 1-18-42 or 11-8-42. Hence the error, oft-repeated. These are the correct card transcriptions:

North American A-27

41-18890 Manufactured 11Jul40; experimental civil registration applied for 10Jul40; checked for airworthiness certification 09Sep40 as NA-44 with 745hp Wright R1820-F53 engine s/n 32383; registered as NX19984 09Oct40 to North American Aviation Inc of 5701 Imperial Highway, Inglewood; Experimental Airworthiness Authorization issued 10Oct40; sold (NAA still refer to the aircraft as an NA-44 at this time) to Aerial Transport Company of Siam Ltd, Airway House, Bangkok Thailand (Siam) 16Oct40; US civil registration cancelled 07Nov40; Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; crashed 3 miles north of Clark Field 21Apr41 after a mid-air collision with A-27 s/n 41-18893 (2Lt Raymond A Sloan, 2nd​ Observation Sqn bailed out); survey approved at Clark Field 23Jul41 with 26 airframe hours

41-18891 Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; landed gear up, Zambales 29Jul41 (2Lt Maurice C Hughett, 17th​ Pursuit Sqn); repaired; wrecked Iba Zambales 17Sep41 after landing gear folded after landing (2Lt James J Donegan, 3rd​ Pursuit Sqn); repaired; still in service at Nichols AB Dec41; condemned at 13th​ AF Philippines per Budget Report 18Jan42 with 393 airframe hours

41-18892 Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; damaged in ground loop at Clark Field 10Sep41 (2Lt Bart A Passanante, 3rd​ Pursuit Sqn); deemed major repair (returned to service?); authorized for survey 18Nov41; condemned 18Jan42 with 251 airframe hours

41-18893 Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; 2nd​ Observation Sqn; crashed 3 miles north of Clark Field 21Apr41 after a mid-air collision with A-27 s/n 41-18890 (2Lt William A Parsons, 2nd​ Observation Sqn); repaired; still in service at Nichols AB Dec41; condemned at 13th​ AF Philippines per budget report 18Jan42 with 425 airframe hours

41-18894 Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; still in service Dec41; condemned at 13th​ AF per budget report 18Jan42 with 93 airframe hours

41-18895 Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; still in service Dec41; condemned at 13th​ AF per budget report 18Jan42 with 406 airframe hours

41-18896 Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; wrecked at Nichols Field 10Sep41 after pilot attempted to take off with propeller in high pitch (1Lt Harvey H Whitfield, 27th​ Maint Sqn); repaired; still in service Dec41; condemned at 13th​ AF per budget report 18Jan42 with 66 airframe hours

41-18897 Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; wrecked at Nichols Field 21May41 after taxiing into workman's transit (2Lt Gordon S Benson); repaired; still in service Dec41; condemned at 13th​ AF per budget report with 342 airframe hours

41-18898 Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; still in service at Clark AB Dec41; condemned at 13th​ AF per budget report 18Jan42 with 386 airframe hours

41-18899 Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; wrecked at Neilson Airport 16Jul41 after aircraft nosed up (2Lt Allison W Strauss); repaired; still in service at Nichols AB Dec41; condemned at 13th​ AF per budget report 18Jan42 with 371 airframe hours.

 

[TISO]

Format is usually as given, just that '11842' could be interpreted as 1-18-42 or 11-8-42. Hence the error, oft-repeated. These are the correct card transcriptions:

North American A-27

41-18890 Manufactured 11Jul40; experimental civil registration applied for 10Jul40; checked for airworthiness certification 09Sep40 as NA-44 with 745hp Wright R1820-F53 engine s/n 32383; registered as NX19984 09Oct40 to North American Aviation Inc of 5701 Imperial Highway, Inglewood; Experimental Airworthiness Authorization issued 10Oct40; sold (NAA still refer to the aircraft as an NA-44 at this time) to Aerial Transport Company of Siam Ltd, Airway House, Bangkok Thailand (Siam) 16Oct40; US civil registration cancelled 07Nov40; Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; crashed 3 miles north of Clark Field 21Apr41 after a mid-air collision with A-27 s/n 41-18893 (2Lt Raymond A Sloan, 2nd​ Observation Sqn bailed out); survey approved at Clark Field 23Jul41 with 26 airframe hours

41-18891 Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; landed gear up, Zambales 29Jul41 (2Lt Maurice C Hughett, 17th​ Pursuit Sqn); repaired; wrecked Iba Zambales 17Sep41 after landing gear folded after landing (2Lt James J Donegan, 3rd​ Pursuit Sqn); repaired; still in service at Nichols AB Dec41; condemned at 13th​ AF Philippines per Budget Report 18Jan42 with 393 airframe hours

41-18892 Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; damaged in ground loop at Clark Field 10Sep41 (2Lt Bart A Passanante, 3rd​ Pursuit Sqn); deemed major repair (returned to service?); authorized for survey 18Nov41; condemned 18Jan42 with 251 airframe hours

41-18893 Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; 2nd​ Observation Sqn; crashed 3 miles north of Clark Field 21Apr41 after a mid-air collision with A-27 s/n 41-18890 (2Lt William A Parsons, 2nd​ Observation Sqn); repaired; still in service at Nichols AB Dec41; condemned at 13th​ AF Philippines per budget report 18Jan42 with 425 airframe hours

41-18894 Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; still in service Dec41; condemned at 13th​ AF per budget report 18Jan42 with 93 airframe hours

41-18895 Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; still in service Dec41; condemned at 13th​ AF per budget report 18Jan42 with 406 airframe hours

41-18896 Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; wrecked at Nichols Field 10Sep41 after pilot attempted to take off with propeller in high pitch (1Lt Harvey H Whitfield, 27th​ Maint Sqn); repaired; still in service Dec41; condemned at 13th​ AF per budget report 18Jan42 with 66 airframe hours

41-18897 Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; wrecked at Nichols Field 21May41 after taxiing into workman's transit (2Lt Gordon S Benson); repaired; still in service Dec41; condemned at 13th​ AF per budget report with 342 airframe hours

41-18898 Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; still in service at Clark AB Dec41; condemned at 13th​ AF per budget report 18Jan42 with 386 airframe hours

41-18899 Requisition AEC-138 (amended to AL-138) 28Feb41 for USAAC; received 08Mar41; assigned to the 4th​ Composite Group at Nichols Field, Philippines; wrecked at Neilson Airport 16Jul41 after aircraft nosed up (2Lt Allison W Strauss); repaired; still in service at Nichols AB Dec41; condemned at 13th​ AF per budget report 18Jan42 with 371 airframe hours.

Great information. Slowly the information on this type is coming out.