Keywords: vehicle boat outdoor water sea 80-G-40808: Commander Ralph S. Barnaby, USN, the Navy’s first gliders pilot, is shown standing in the cockpit of the XLRQ-1 as it was tested at the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia. The glider, which can carry troops or cargo, is being manufactured by the Bristol Aeronautical Company, New Haven, Connecticut. Later models of the plane will be amphibian. Released March 9, 1943. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/06/07). 80-G-40808: Commander Ralph S. Barnaby, USN, the Navy’s first gliders pilot, is shown standing in the cockpit of the XLRQ-1 as it was tested at the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia. The glider, which can carry troops or cargo, is being manufactured by the Bristol Aeronautical Company, New Haven, Connecticut. Later models of the plane will be amphibian. Released March 9, 1943. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/06/07). |