KRK4m Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 It is said that during the Neutrality Patrol Atlantic deployments between 20 April and 2 December 1941 the VS-5 squadron on board of CV-5 Yorktown used a mixed bag of SBD-2 Dauntless and SNJ-3 Texan scouts. Has anybody ever seen the gray-painted SNJ-3 sporting 5-S-... fuselage codes? Were these aircraft hook-equipped SNJ-3Cs or "plain" SNJ-3s with no arrester gear? Cheers Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Ive tried multiple iterations of the key terms, and can find nothing about SNJ’s on the Yorktown ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PF Naughton Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) Hi, I found a couple sites listing them as part of her airwing for a period of time in 1941, but no link to any photos. PF PS. Here are the links. Bluejacket.com Wings-Aviation Edited November 12, 2018 by PF Naughton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 (edited) Thank you PF for the Bluejacket link (Wings-Aviation has been known to me for a long time). Now I see that a new query should be started comprising the SNJ-3s from VT-6 (Enterprise), VF-8 (Hornet), VF-41 (Ranger) and VF-72 (Wasp) too 🙄 Cheers Michael Edited November 14, 2018 by KRK4m misprint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PF Naughton Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Hi, I had never realized that the SNJs were posted to carriers until I saw your post. I'm interested to see if there are any photos out there as well. Best of luck with your search Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now