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October 26 2009 at 1:25 AM		Rob Cummins  (Login msg_cummins)
from IP address 67.169.167.248


Response to Nice work and a question..
Dave,

If you can find a copy of The First Team with its dustcover intact, you'll see a number of F4F-3's on the forward part of the Big E's flight deck displaying this particular anomaly. I don't remember the decal maker who did the "First Team", but they made decals for 3 F4F-3's/3A's. Ens Wilmer Rawie was the first Naval Aviator to shoot down a Japanese aircraft (a VERY big deal for the Navy). I believe it was a "Claude" just taking off from an island airfield when Rawie and his wing-man shot it down.

While it's confusing, I believe the a/c Rawie was flying off Enterprise was in fact a Grumman F4F-3A, hence, no "cheek ducts" in the cowling and the magnetos where located at the backside of the power-plant.



Cheers!

Rob

 
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