Nice vintage image of TG-2's? in the Navy

[Stewart Kissel]

http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/us_navy/abb

[F.L. Whiteley]

http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/marines/abp

Marines in formation

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I did not know the Navy had a glider program.

The paint scheme looks identicle to the Army gliders used at Twentynine
Palms.

[Stewart Kissel]

The Pratt-Read is an ex-Navy glider IIRC.


At 04:00 18 March 2005, wrote:
>I did not know the Navy had a glider program.
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>The paint scheme looks identicle to the Army gliders
>used at Twentynine
>Palms.
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[Ian Spence]

The Pratt-Read was built for the Navy by the Pratt-Read piano company (their
first and only glider).

The TG-2 was built by Schweizer and is a different aircraft.

I did my initial training in a Pratt-Read (30 years ago). Great fun.

Ian Spence, WW

Stewart Kissel wrote:

> The Pratt-Read is an ex-Navy glider IIRC.
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> At 04:00 18 March 2005, wrote:
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>>I did not know the Navy had a glider program.
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>>The paint scheme looks identicle to the Army gliders
>>used at Twentynine
>>Palms.
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[Duane Eisenbeiss]

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> I did not know the Navy had a glider program.
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The Navy used Pratt-Read gliders. Navy designation: LNE-1.

Duane

[Bill Daniels]

"Duane Eisenbeiss" > wrote in message
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> The Navy used Pratt-Read gliders. Navy designation: LNE-1.
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> Duane
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I've flown Pratt-Reed's and loved them.

What exactly was the Navy thinking of? I have a mental picture of them
being towed from an aircraft carrier.

Bill Daniels