What is the Lockheed Vindicator?

Heard this as a reference to an '80s stealth aircraft. Never heard of it before.

Kenneth Williams

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Heard this as a reference to an '80s stealth aircraft. Never heard of it
before.

Kenneth Williams


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.

Stupot

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Heard this as a reference to an '80s stealth aircraft. Never heard of it
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Kenneth Williams


Are you sure its not a CDL aerial target?


http://www.cdlsystems.com/vindicatorbarracuda.html

Rob

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Heard this as a reference to an '80s stealth aircraft. Never heard
of it
before.

Kenneth Williams


Are you sure its not a CDL aerial target?


http://www.cdlsystems.com/vindicatorbarracuda.html

This used to be a Boeing property and, before that, Bristol in Winterpeg,
and I think they got it from Meggitt in the U.K. It used to crash with
such regularity when lauched from its pneumatic catapult it was known as
"Vindicrater".
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Heard this as a reference to an '80s stealth aircraft. Never heard of it
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Kenneth Williams


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.

Nah, that would be the Vought "Wind Indicator". aka the SB2U - it was a
dive bomber, not a torpedo bomber.

Last used in combat on June 4, 1942.

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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

vincent p. norris wrote:

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.

The SB2U was made by Vought, not Vultee. Hence the "U" manufacturer
code. Vultee aircraft got a "V" manufacturer code until they became part
of Consolidated, when they got the "Y" code.

You may be confusing the SB2U with the BT-13, aka the "Vultee Vibrator".

-Marc

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


The Vindicator was built by Vought, not Vultee. The "U" in the designator
is for Vought, the Navy used "V" for Vultee aircraft so that they could be
confused with Vega.

The Vindicator was built by Vought, not Vultee.

Gawd yes! Chance Vought. I knew that, having memorized the navy's
designation system as a little kid and having been stationed at Cherry
Point for several years when there were three or four F4U squadrons
there.

As I remarked on another aviation group (or was it this one? I
forget), a few days ago when I made a similar feeble-minded slip, I'm
getting more senile every day!

vince norris

vincent p. norris wrote:

The Vindicator was built by Vought, not Vultee.

Gawd yes! Chance Vought. I knew that, having memorized the navy's
designation system as a little kid and having been stationed at Cherry
Point for several years when there were three or four F4U squadrons
there.

As I remarked on another aviation group (or was it this one? I
forget), a few days ago when I made a similar feeble-minded slip, I'm
getting more senile every day!

vince norris

I know the feeling Vince but it beats not getting older every day
doesn't it?...

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-Gord.