Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (1 Viewer)

[Viking1066]

Great Picture but the date must be a misprint, as the TBD-1 did not fly for several years after 1931? 1941 maybe?

Okay.

 

[Viking1066]

Change of command ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan - May 2018 SEOR

 

[Viking1066]

This is the SEV-2S piloted by Frank Fuller, who used it to win the Bendix trophy in 1939 INHG

 

[Viking1066]

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) transiting the Panama Canal on 4 March 1930 WIKI

 

[Zippythehog]

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) transiting the Panama Canal on 4 March 1930 WIKI
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Looks like they're threading the needle.

 

[Viking1066]

TBD-1 August 1940 TBDD

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Viking1066]

TBD-1 from VT-3 August 1940 TBDD

 

[Glider]

I have come across a reference for a version of the Devastator with a R-1820, 1,200hp engine that was proposed for a sale to the Dutch Airforce in 1940. Does anyone know if this was just a paper exercise or if there was anything more substantial built.

 

[Viking1066]

The aircraft carrier USS Saratoga as seen passing through Panama Canal REDD

 

[Viking1066]

U.S. Navy Douglas TBD-1 Devastator (BuNo 0323) of torpedo squadron VT-6 in flight over the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), 1938-1940 WIKI