What Cockpit? MK VI
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Clue: The largest single customer for this type was the military, although almost all models extant are presently in the hands of civilian pilots.
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Not many takers for your challenge Bri. Interesting photograph. It would appear to be a high wing monoplane. Are those air vents or some form of small windows port and starboard just below knee height?
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pigboat is correct.
Well done
The Brazilian Neiva Regente was ordered into producton by the Brazilian Air Force. You have control.
Well done The Brazilian Neiva Regente was ordered into producton by the Brazilian Air Force. You have control.
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Curtiss A-25A Helldiver?
Was it made by the Canadian Car & Foundry at Fort William, Ontario ?
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Curtiss Helldriver production
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Peter M Bowers states in his book Curtiss Aircraft 1907-1947 published by Putnam that:-
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Was it made by the Canadian Car & Foundry at Fort William, Ontario ?
The US Navy foresaw interference with it's own production at Columbus,so the Army versions were built at the Curtiss St Louis plant and subsequent orders were on Army contract.
With the Curtiss factories being unable to meet the Navy's increased requirements for the still unproven SB2C, additional production was assigned to the Canadian branch of Fairchild Aircraft Corporation which built 300 as SBF and to the Canadian Car & Foundry Company which built 835 of an initial order for 1000 as SBWs.
