Gordon's historic San Diego pics 7 : VP-USN017

[Dave Kearton]

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Cheers

Dave Kearton

[BBoy]

On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:55:09 +0930, "Dave Kearton"
> wrote:

Can anyone ID the maker and model of this aircraft?

Tanx

[William R Thompson]

"BBoy" wrote:

> Can anyone ID the maker and model of this aircraft?

It looks like a Douglas RD-2 Dolphin, from the early-to-mid-Thirties:

http://www.bluejacket.com/usn/images/ac/rd2_douglas_dolphin.jpg

http://www.microworks.net/PACIFIC/aviation/rd_transports.htm

--Bill Thompson