Fleet Air Arm, Part 3 - faa33-Chesapeake.jpg (1/1) [88K]

[Netko]

Vought Sikorski Chesapeake (SB2U Vindicator), one of about 50 diverted from a
French order in 1940, being painted up ready for its first crew with 811
Squadron, 1941. Not a great success, the Cheesecake as it was known was
replaced by the Swordfish!

[Brian Ehni]

In article >,
Netko > wrote:

> Vought Sikorski Chesapeake (SB2U Vindicator), one of about 50 diverted from a
> French order in 1940, being painted up ready for its first crew with 811
> Squadron, 1941. Not a great success, the Cheesecake as it was known was
> replaced by the Swordfish!
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> [Image]

Not a well-thought of plane here, either. Also, the correct British name
is Chesapeake, though I can see how that would be run into Cheesecake.

Brian Ehni