P-12 Fighter

Wildr1 · Apr 5, 2018

I told some of you about posting on the P-12, here is a start.

Boeing P-12E 32-46 27th Fighter Squadron about 1933.jpg

daveT · Apr 5, 2018

Thanks for posting photos of the P-12. any info about each photo? location?
I want to try and find a piece of one. I know P-12D 31-174 crashed 10 OCT 1935 near March Field California next to a dry lake. here is the story. I wonder if anything remains at the crash site. Interesting photo show pilot in parachute!

Boeing P-12C sn 31-174 crash 11 October 1935 back of photo.jpg

P-12 31-174 11Oct35 CA0003 (1) - Copy - Copy.JPG

P-12 31-174 11Oct35 CA0003 (2) - Copy.JPG

Capt. Vick · Apr 5, 2018

Wow cool!

Wurger · Apr 6, 2018

Wildr1 · Apr 6, 2018

6th pursuit sq. I believe Panama early 30's. Obviously a mishap that deployed the floatation gear.

Wurger · Apr 7, 2018

wlewisiii · Apr 8, 2018

Thank you for these photos. I love the P-12/F4B over every other fighter and there is just so little out there.

Wildr1 · Apr 8, 2018

Capt. Vick said:
Wow cool!

I have no idea where the photos were taken unless they are marked, some are press release photos provided to newspapers of the time, and are have been sold by the papers. Others are from the national archives picked up from a second source. ( I have picked up several collections from modelers from the 50's or their estates.) watch ebay, though some photo resellers are making those hard to acquire.They buy them up now for more than most of think they are worth. The photo of the flying P-12s was out west in California at a mass army war game in 1933.

wlewisiii · Apr 8, 2018

These were all found online but are some interesting pictures I think and are well served being here. The last is of a spin test aircraft that the NACA tested also using a spin recovery chute along with the T tail.

Dana Bell · Apr 8, 2018

Wildr1 said:
6th pursuit sq. I believe Panama early 30's. Obviously a mishap that deployed the floatation gear.

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Hi Wildr1,

You're right that those are 6th Pursuit aircraft, but they were based in Hawaii rather than Panama.

Cheers,

Dana

Wildr1 · Apr 8, 2018

Didn't know if I should also post this on the B-10 string.

Yes,all I needed to do was look in the file for one that was marked.

Do not know anything about these two.

A P-12C, P-26's in the left of this image.

daveT · Apr 9, 2018

More from Wheeler Filed Hawaii

P-12E of the 6th Pursuit squadron after an eventful landing at Wheeler Field..jpg

P-12E of the 19th Pursuit Squadron at Wheeler Field in the late 1930's.jpg

Wheeler mechanics run up Group Commander's ship circa 1937 P-12D's & E's.jpg

Wheeler P-12 32-2 w name John O. McDonnell on side C.O. from Sept. '35 to Sept '37.jpg

Wheeler P-12E of the 6th Pursuit Squadron getting ready for night patrol.jpg

wlewisiii · Apr 9, 2018

How did I miss that I was reposting those? Ooops!

Wurger · Apr 9, 2018

Dana Bell · Apr 9, 2018

Wildr1 said:
Didn't know if I should also post this on the B-10 string.

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Yes,all I needed to do was look in the file for one that was marked.
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Do not know anything about these two.
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A P-12C, P-26's in the left of this image.
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More great shots! Where were these when I was looking for P-12 photos 40 years ago?

Anyway, your photo #1 (a/c 159) is an aircraft from the Air Corps Technical School
Pix 3 and 4 (a/c 13 and 12) were US Army Command and Staff School. BTW, the checks were Blue and Yellow
Image 5 (a/c 10) was from the Air Corps Tactical School.

Keep 'em coming - it's always nice to see pix that haven't already been over-published!

Cheers,

Dana

Wildr1 · Apr 9, 2018

Up in the air, various images early 30's, # 44 shot for public relations. I like where this is going, keep posting. Next the A-8 A-12 Shrike. I wonder if I could start posting jets????