faunt@cisco.com (Doug Faunt N6TQS 415-688-8269) (08/02/90)
From: Doug Faunt N6TQS 415-688-8269 <faunt@cisco.com> I think the Fighter/Pusuit numbers have been covered pretty well, including the F10, which was largely unknown, but which the Marines were flying as electronic warfare aircraft in Vietnam. I saw, worked on and got yelled at for working on, a couple of F10's that transited Lemoore when I was there. I also got yelled at for looking at an installed KY28 in an A4 that was transfered to us from a combat squadron when I reported that it was there. Now my question is about the other P designation, the patrol planes. I've flown in P2's and P3's, I know what a P5 was, and now the P7 is cancelled, according to AvWeek. What were the P1, P4, and P6? Was the P6 the jet powered seaplane?
fiddler@concertina.Eng.Sun.COM (Steve Hix) (08/09/90)
From: fiddler@concertina.Eng.Sun.COM (Steve Hix) In article <1990Aug2.042324.3112@cbnews.att.com>, faunt@cisco.com (Doug Faunt N6TQS 415-688-8269) writes: > > > From: Doug Faunt N6TQS 415-688-8269 <faunt@cisco.com> > I think the Fighter/Pusuit numbers have been covered pretty well, > > Now my question is about the other P designation, the patrol planes. > I've flown in P2's and P3's, I know what a P5 was, and now the P7 is > cancelled, according to AvWeek. What were the P1, P4, and P6? > Was the P6 the jet powered seaplane? P1V = Lockheed Ventura P2V = Lockheed (again) the Trucelent Turtle was this type. P3C = Lockheed Orion P6M = (?) Martin Seamaster jet flying boat. What happened to Navy version of Consolidated B-32? (The B-32 was a single-tail version of the B-24.) PB5Y? Around 1976, one was in use as a fire bomber in the Santa Rosa area, along with a converted DC-6. We noticed it coming (low!) over our house on its way to hit a fire on the hill below us. The S-2 Trackers that had been flying over all day suddenly seemed a lot smaller. What's relation between old PB type and current P type? ------------ The only drawback with morning is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day. ------------
pstinson@pbs.org (08/17/90)
From: pstinson@pbs.org In article <1990Aug9.020128.9029@cbnews.att.com>, fiddler@concertina.Eng.Sun.COM (Steve Hix) writes: > What happened to Navy version of Consolidated B-32? (The B-32 > was a single-tail version of the B-24.) PB5Y? I believe you mean the Privateer. It was designated PB4Y-2. The standard twin-tailed B-24 used by the Navy was the PB4Y-1.