Tweener Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 The photo here was said to have been taken at Chicago Municipal airport sometime during the war, and depicts either the Douglas O-31 or O-43, yet the canopy framing seems to be different than what was seen on either of those aircraft, and I at the very least can not tell whether or not the wing is attached to the fuselage as I believe the O-31 was or raised above it slightly on the O-43. The "date" of the photo also seems off too - is that not an O-2 in the background? What would they be doing in service during the war? Any help would be great - I am trying to put together a photo album of interwar observation types, excluding Curtiss Falcon Variants, the Thomas Morse O-19, and the Douglas O-2, as they had far too many variants for me to keep track of. That said, any photos of the following would be greatly appreciated as well. Douglas O-38, Douglas O-46 Curtiss O-40 Raven, O-52 Owl North American O-47 Stinson O-49 / L-1, Stinson O-54 Voyager, Stinson O-62 Sentinel Piper Cub (Military Versions used in WW2) Interstate O-63 Army models of the Grumman Goose and Widgeon Thanks, Tweener. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 11 hours ago, Tweener said: The photo here was said to have been taken at Chicago Municipal airport sometime during the war, and depicts either the Douglas O-31 or O-43 That photo is from 1935-37, as the planes have blue and O.D. fuselages. They were long-gone by WW2. They are wearing the squadron insignia of the Illinois National Guard, so the Chicago location is probably correct. Plane in the foreground is the one-off YO-31B, originally built as a VIP transport for Militia Bureau commander Oscar Westover, with a plush seat in the rear position, hence the different canopy design. Like its brothers the 4 YO-31As and sole YO-31C it has the gull wing arrangement. Plane in the background is an O-38, not an O-2 (which was a Liberty-engined 1920s plane). Photos of all the types you mention are easily found. Google is your friend...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 For example write in google: douglas o2mc china 1937 and look at graphics You will get even O-38E Haitanian (crashed in 1942) among other photos. Problem is that now there is company "Douglas" in field of cosmetics and therfore you have to make some efforts googling Cheers J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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