MAKE A MEME View Large Image North American SNJ landing on USS Monterey (CVL-26) 1953.jpg The SNJ-6 and equivalent USAAF AT-6F can be readily identified from previous versions by the fixed clear rear portion of the canopy This aircraft has the framed pivotting rear ...
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Keywords: North American SNJ landing on USS Monterey (CVL-26) 1953.jpg The SNJ-6 and equivalent USAAF AT-6F can be readily identified from previous versions by the fixed clear rear portion of the canopy This aircraft has the framed pivotting rear canopy used with a rear gun that was used on earlier SNJ-3 4 and 5 but not the SNJ-6 Pre In fact the rearmost canopy frame with a fixed one piece assembly is a key recognition feature The aft canopy section is a key AT-6F/SNJ-6 recognition feature - pp 79-80 This recognition feature is missing from this photo A U S Navy North American SNJ assigned to Carrier Qualification Training Unit CQTU 4 at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station Barin Field Alabama USA traps on board the carrier USS Monterey CVL-26 in the Gulf of Mexico 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 29824 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 488 166 096 1953-06-15 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy North American SNJ USS Monterey CVL-26 Aircraft carrier landings Landing Signal Officer
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