Was The Grumman "Bearcat" Flown Off Carriers?

Officially, both were "Packets". "Flying Boxcar" was a popular nickname
applied to both types.

Jack


"Tex Houston" wrote in message
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"Jack G" wrote in message
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Q was assigned to:

Bristol
Fairchild
Stinson
Chas. Ward Hall Inc.

The R4Q-1 and R4Q-2 were the Marine version of the Fairchild C-119
Packet -
AKA Flying Boxcar.

Jack

The C-82 was the Packet, the C-119 and R4Q were the Flying Boxcars.

Tex

"Jack G" wrote in message
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Officially, both were "Packets". "Flying Boxcar" was a popular nickname
applied to both types.

Jack



I offer:

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/outdoor/od27.htm

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/outdoor/od26.htm

The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, pp 642-643

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher3/cdesig.html

Google seems to be down and I probably have dozens of books in the other
room which will probably support me even more.

Tex

"Thomas Schoene" wrote in message
ink.net...

Or sometimes jokes aren't funny if told to people with no sense of humor.
Nevermind.


I suppose that's true as well.

"Nice Again" wrote in message
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Those are L's.


They're 1s, this is an L.

"Nice Again" wrote in message
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There were two entirely different B-26s.


No ****.

Take a look at :

http://www.infantry.army.mil/museum/...airborne01.htm (read the
text)

http://www.qmfound.com/performance_of_packet_planes.htm

Jack



"Tex Houston" wrote in message
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"Jack G" wrote in message
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Officially, both were "Packets". "Flying Boxcar" was a popular nickname
applied to both types.

Jack



I offer:

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/outdoor/od27.htm

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/outdoor/od26.htm

The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, pp 642-643

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher3/cdesig.html

Google seems to be down and I probably have dozens of books in the other
room which will probably support me even more.

Tex

This is a 1, and this is an l.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Nice Again" wrote in message
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Those are L's.


They're 1s, this is an L.

"Jack G" wrote in message
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Take a look at :

http://www.infantry.army.mil/museum/...airborne01.htm (read
the
text)

http://www.qmfound.com/performance_of_packet_planes.htm

Jack


We can do this one-upmanship forever. Not worth the grief of waste of
band-width. I'll just say unclear.

Tex

OK with me -

Jack


"Tex Houston" wrote in message
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"Jack G" wrote in message
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Take a look at :

http://www.infantry.army.mil/museum/...airborne01.htm (read
the
text)

http://www.qmfound.com/performance_of_packet_planes.htm

Jack


We can do this one-upmanship forever. Not worth the grief of waste of
band-width. I'll just say unclear.

Tex

Those are ONES. The joke is like in : "Here comes another GU-eleven on a
bombing run!!! "

Jack


"Nice Again" wrote in message
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Those are L's.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Jack G" wrote in message
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How about a GU11?


Nope. What type aircraft would the letters GU designate? Where's the
manufacturer's letter?