Student under the hood in a USN T-34 on final approach

[Tom Callahan]

[Tom Callahan]

Guilty of commenting on my own post...
Aircraft in the photo is from the US Marine Corps and not the Navy.


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[Syke]

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>Looking at this, I'm reminded that in the 1950's, RAF trainers, like the
>Prentice, Oxford and Balliol, had large areas of the canopy in orange/amber
>perspex. Used in conjunction with blue tinted goggles, the overall effect
>was the same as night, or so I was told.

Regards

Pat Macguire

[Scubabix]

"Tom Callahan" > wrote in message
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> Guilty of commenting on my own post...
> Aircraft in the photo is from the US Marine Corps and not the Navy.
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Same thing. The training squadrons fly with both markings in the same unit
since they train USN and USMC aviators.
Rob