What is the Lockheed Vindicator?

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
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On the weekend I saw a book about an aircraft called Vindicator, that
seemed
to be a precursor to the Douglas Dauntless....torpedo bomber in the
'30's.

Not sure whether it was Lockheed though.

That was the Vultee Vindicator, the SB2U-1. A dive-bomber. So slow
pilots nicknamed it the "Wind-indicator."

Next time you watch the movie "Midway," you'll see it being passed off
as the planes flown by Torpeo 8.

vince norris

Sorry, Vince. Try Vought.

Tex

vincent p. norris wrote in message . ..
On the weekend I saw a book about an aircraft called Vindicator, that seemed
to be a precursor to the Douglas Dauntless....torpedo bomber in the '30's.

Not sure whether it was Lockheed though.

That was the Vultee Vindicator, the SB2U-1. A dive-bomber. So slow
pilots nicknamed it the "Wind-indicator."

Next time you watch the movie "Midway," you'll see it being passed off
as the planes flown by Torpeo 8.

vince norris

There are a lot of Vought SB2U Vindicators in the movie "Dive Bomber"
staring Errol Flynn and Fred McMurray. It was filmed a few months
before the Pearl Harbor attack with lots of sceens on the USS
Saratoga. It's one of my favorite movies because of the many
different airplanes in background shots. I have just about worn my
video tape out. I wonder if its on DVD now.

Van

"Stuart Chapman" wrote in message
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On the weekend I saw a book about an aircraft called Vindicator, that
seemed
to be a precursor to the Douglas Dauntless....torpedo bomber in the '30's.

Not sure whether it was Lockheed though.


The SB2U Vindicator was built by Vought.

(Kenneth Williams) wrote in message om...
Heard this as a reference to an '80s stealth aircraft. Never heard of it before.

Kenneth Williams

This rumor originated with a USAF pilot that supposedly flew the
aircraft way back in the late 1980s I believe. He had a mystery patch
similar to the recent "Bird of Prey" one that fueled the speculation.

IIRC, the patch featured a popular cartoon character brandishing a
sword with some form of lightening bolt flashing.

When questioned about the patch and aircraft he said he "couldn't talk
about it, the aircraft was secret".

From what I gather, the Vindicator was/is a single seat stealth strike
aircraft which may/may not have become operational.

No one has heard anything more since that original story.

Hope this helps a little,

DV-D

"Devi Deveraux" wrote in message
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When questioned about the patch and aircraft he said he "couldn't talk
about it, the aircraft was secret".

Do they actually make sew-on patches for black project aircraft? Seems a
stupid lax in othrewise top-notch security to me. (Do they do t-shirts and
"My other car's a hypersonic scramjet" bumper stickers too? :^)

Could well be some pilot with a sense of humour had a patch made up for a
prank. (Hmm... that gives me an idea..)

Si

"Simon Robbins" wrote in message ...
"Devi Deveraux" wrote in message
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When questioned about the patch and aircraft he said he "couldn't talk
about it, the aircraft was secret".

Do they actually make sew-on patches for black project aircraft? Seems a
stupid lax in othrewise top-notch security to me. (Do they do t-shirts and
"My other car's a hypersonic scramjet" bumper stickers too? :^)

Could well be some pilot with a sense of humour had a patch made up for a
prank. (Hmm... that gives me an idea..)

Si

Upon further investigation I learned that the patch in question was
Lockheed's.

The pilot flew for them, not the USAF.

The correct patch is round with light blue sky background. On it is
the Skunk Works skunk character (not a cartoon character I thought
earlier) holding a white lightning bolt and wearing a flying cap.
Below is the word VINDICATOR.

Apologies to everyone, it was an old story. Hard to remember the exact
details.

DV-D

(Devi Deveraux) wrote in message om...
"Simon Robbins" wrote in message ...
"Devi Deveraux" wrote in message
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When questioned about the patch and aircraft he said he "couldn't talk
about it, the aircraft was secret".

Do they actually make sew-on patches for black project aircraft? Seems a
stupid lax in othrewise top-notch security to me. (Do they do t-shirts and
"My other car's a hypersonic scramjet" bumper stickers too? :^)

Could well be some pilot with a sense of humour had a patch made up for a
prank. (Hmm... that gives me an idea..)

Si

Upon further investigation I learned that the patch in question was
Lockheed's.

The pilot flew for them, not the USAF.

The correct patch is round with light blue sky background. On it is
the Skunk Works skunk character (not a cartoon character I thought
earlier) holding a white lightning bolt and wearing a flying cap.
Below is the word VINDICATOR.

Apologies to everyone, it was an old story. Hard to remember the exact
details.

DV-D

I got an e-mail that said the same thing about the patch except the
skunk is holding a box that is projecting the lightning bolt.

The guy that sent it said Vindicator was a system, not an aircraft,
that used a laser. That's what the lightning bolt represents,
apparently.

The program year was 1984.

Kenneth Williams