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| Keywords: Boeing F2Bs in flight circa in 1929.jpeg Three U S Navy Boeing F2B-1s flying in stacked formation The aircraft were probably with Three Sea Hawks Aerobatic Team The Boeing F2B was a carrier-based biplane fighter of the United States Navy of the 1920s familiar to aviation fans of the era as the craft of the Three Sea Hawks aerobatic flying team famous for its tied-together formation The first flight of the F2B prototype was on 3 November 1926 The U S Navy acquired the prototype as XF2B-1 which was capable of reaching speeds of 248 km/h Delivery began on 20 January 1928 with some assigned to Fighting Squadron VF-1B and others to Bombing Squadron VB-2B both operating from the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga CV-3 In 1927 Lt D W Tommy Tomlinson CO of VB-2B created the first U S Naval aerobatic team The first public performance as an official team representing the Navy was between 8 and 16 September 1928 during the National Air Races week at Mines Field now Los Angeles International Airport The Boeing F2B-1 was unable to fly inverted without the engine quitting; consequently Lt Tomlinson modified the carburetors to permit brief inverted flight At the end of 1929 the Three Sea Hawks team was disbanded when its VB-2B pilots were reassigned http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 51444 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 2011 003 257 020 ca 1929 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Boeing F2B | ||||
