| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | FF860 |
| Military Code: | V-S-5 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Brewstar A-34 Bermuda |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Brewstar A-34 Bermuda |
| Aircraft Version: | Brewstar A-34 Bermuda Mk 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 462-860 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNPA IATA: NPA Local: NPA Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 8 October 2012 |
| Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
| Photo ID: | 375588 |
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1942: Purchased by USAAF for RAF as Bermuda 1.This plane was ferried to Tullahoma, TN to turn over to the RAF. After the RAF accepted the plane it crashed in a swamp just after takeoff. The pilot got out but the plane was left there. In 1974 David Tallichet found it and recovered it for his collection. He decided to donate it to the Navy and in 1978 it was taken to the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster, PA, for restoration by 60 ex-Brewster employees. Ownership was transferred to the Naval Aviation Museum in 2004. Restoration was completed in 2007 to represent a Navy SB2A-1 Buccaneer This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 July 2021, and has since been viewed 153 times. |