UK2 AL924 Vought Chesapeake PeterBowersColl.jpg

[Joseph Testagrose]

[Andrew Chaplin]

Joseph Testagrose > wrote in
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Did these ever reach operational service?
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Andrew Chaplin
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[Savageduck[_3_]]

On 2011-07-29 04:44:15 -0700, Andrew Chaplin
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> Joseph Testagrose > wrote in
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> Did these ever reach operational service?

In the USN the SB2U "Vindicator" or RN "Chesapeake" had been withdrawn
from active combat duty taking on a trainer role until 1945.
The RN it seems came to similar conclusions in 1941 relegating the
SB2U-3 to a training role with the Swordfish taking on the SB2U-3
combat work load.

They did see combat in the Battle of Midway, and were used
ineffectively by the French before the surrender in 1940.

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Savageduck

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Not with the Brits. BTW, WHAT is that contraction onder the wing?

Brian

[joet5]

Assigned to 811 Squadron but withdrawn in Nov 1941 & replaced by
Swordfish. Joe.

On Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:44:15 -0500, Andrew Chaplin
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>Joseph Testagrose > wrote in
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>Did these ever reach operational service?