[ARC5] SB2C at National Museum of Naval Aviation

Mark K3MSB mark.k3msb at gmail.com
Tue Aug 31 18:15:40 EDT 2010


John --

This was on Foxnews just recently (If this is the same plane).    I believe
the article said they were on a training flight and the engine failed.

Keep us posted!

73 Mark K3MSB

On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 5:37 PM, <w4thq at cox.net> wrote:

> Group,
>
> We have received last week an SB2C at NMNA.  It was recovered from a fresh
> water lake in California.  As usual, it is covered with mud, clams, and
> corrosion.  I examined it today to see what equipment was on board, which
> was difficult due to the debris on everything.
>
> The only item I identified for sure was what looked like an ATC (or a
> T-47/ART-13) in the front of the rear cockpit.  On the deck on front of the
> gunner/radio operator's seat are 2 large boxes which appear to be radar
> equipment - a CRT display and a control box.
>
> Under the deck, over the aft portion of the wing center section (which is
> currently removed) are three large units possibly the radio receiver, and
> possibly the radar receiver and transmitter.  These 3 units are hanging by
> their cables so may have been mounted in shock mounts over the wing.   What
> appears to be an ASB power control box is on the port side of the gunner's
> cockpit.  Also, above this area are the two ASB antenna control  levers
> which appear to be handy to the gunner's left hand while at his right hand
> are the CRT display front panel controls.
>
> The pilot's cockpit has what may be a later type ATC control box on the
> starboard side wall.  There may be a receiver control box as well but this
> area has a heavy crust of clams and debris.
>
> Until the wash down of  the fuselage is complete and everything is clean
> enough to be examined in detail, we can only guess what gear is on board.
>  As the aircraft was ditched into the lake dead stick, it was moving at 100
> knots or more, so I expect to not find the radar antennas still under the
> wings (not yet unloaded) nor any other antennas under the wings.
>
> John Young W4THQ
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