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ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

USS Rochester.

Here's today's "official" name that plane/ship contestant:

A 'three parter':

1. Name the Japanese plane in the foreground.

2. Name the fighter below it in the case underneath (the one my camera focused on [8|]).

3. Name the bomber type aircraft in the lower right.

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A "Lily", P-35A and a B-17C.

AKA type 99.

AKA KI-48.

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

A "Lily", P-35A and a B-17C.

Hai! Aye. And NO.

Then it's a B-17D. The only difference is the cheek guns (not visible from the photo) and internal differences.

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

Then it's a B-17D.

It is. [8D]

Today's entry. Name that plane:

I'll go with Mysteryplane14.jpg.

AD-2 Skyshark.

The model number is on the lower fuselage. Able Dog -2 (Skyraider was AD-1) . Attack aircraft design by Douglas , 2nd design.

Andre , would you like me to forgo answering these quizzes? Give someone else a chance? [&:]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

Andre , would you like me to forgo answering these quizzes? Give someone else a chance? [&:]

No, it's fine. It makes it all the more fun when you get 'em wrong. [:'(]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

AD-2 Skyshark.

Technically, it's an A2D-1 Skyshark, but I'll give you credit. Because I'm nice that way. [8D]

Bonus aircraft for the day:

How about this one, Mr. Smarty Pants? [;)]

ETA: Try without the Google-fu. [:'(]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

AD-2 Skyshark.

Technically, it's an A2D-1 Skyshark, but I'll give you credit. Because I'm nice that way. [8D]

No, your wrong. Here's why. I gave you the OLD NAVY STYLE of aircraft designation. A2D is the NEW system of designation , AKA "The McNamara system". The aircraft in system was ordered in 1945 , delivered in 1950 and tested around the same period. The NEW system (combined service ) made it's entry some time after the Kennedy administration took office , that is sometime after 1960. An example of this , the 1st plane I was trained on was the Lockheed P-3a. But it was ordered as the P3V1 . The production plates (AKA acceptance plates) in the cockpit said P-3A. But Lockheed got caught short with little notice , so little bits of the aircraft still had the OLD designation. Like the ASH- receivers (ash trays, we still had them). All showed a P-3 taking off, with the designation P3V proudly emblazoned.

So while the MODEL might say A2D , and the one in the Museum in San Diego says A2A (I've seen it , the original designation was AD-2. The Douglas skyRaider , known in Vietnam as the A-1 , and previously as the AD-1. The pilots would say they flew "Able Dogs" which were VERY able.

That new plane is a Fireball. I don't recall the designation (which is generally the ONLY part I need to look up) but since it was built by Ryan , I'll go with either FR-1 or a F1R designation.

The version you are showing is the XFR-2 which had a new engine installed. There would be other versions up to XFR-4. The had changes including tails, flaps, vents and even weirdly enough , a lot more rivets. No matter. It was still a dog.