Found an interesting article on the rebuild of a Buccaneer, but it’s probably NOT what most of you are thinking. It is a SB2A Brewster Buccaneer dive-bomber, know to those on your side of the pond as the Bermuda. Not a popular A/C, know to fail structurally in a dive, not a good trait for a dive bomber.
It has been restored and headed for display at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola.
Here is the link to the article. Enjoy!
http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/ExhibitsAndCollections/History-Up-Close.aspx
By: QldSpitty - 28th May 2007 at 09:27
Bucaneer..
😀 When I saw the title the thing that came to my mind was…”Hmm so who is cloning Long John Silver…”:D
By: CSheppardholedi - 28th May 2007 at 01:23
No problem, they have so much interesting stuff at their site and it is updated regularly. They have a large collection of photos and artifacts as well that you can do a search on with decent resolution pics.
I have got to get by there sometime when they are open, it always seems to be closed when we drive by. A mere 400 miles away, not exactly a day trip. They have a great Naval Aviation collection. Probably one of the best in the world for Naval Air.
By: Newforest - 27th May 2007 at 21:13
Good news there then. Was also interested and sorry to divert your thread, but the Martin Marlin story is also very interesting and as the link is a little difficult to locate, here it is.
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May 27, 2007 at 5:21 pm