Aircraft Photo of 09803 | Convair XR2Y-1 Liberator Liner | USA - Navy

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	09803
Aircraft Original Type:	Convair 104 Liberator Liner
Aircraft Generic Type:	Convair 104 Liberator Liner
Aircraft Version:	Convair XR2Y-1 Liberator Liner
C/n (msn):	2
Operator Titles:	USA - Navy

Location
City / Airport:	New York - La GuardiaMap
Region / Country:	New York, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: KLGA IATA: LGA Local: LGA Other: -

Photo Date:	29 September 1944 to 31 December 1945
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	403388

Photo Comment
At first known as the Consolidated 39, the Convair 104 combined a new fuselage with the wings and tail surfaces of the PB4Y-2 Privateer. First flown in April 1944, it was intended for airline and military use. The US Navy cancelled a letter of intent for 253 R2Y aircraft due to 'design deficiencies' but the second of the two airframes built, NX3939, was flown as BuNo 09803 for a while. Both 'scrapped circa 1945'. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 20 October 2021, and has since been viewed 2167 times.

Photo Comment

At first known as the Consolidated 39, the Convair 104 combined a new fuselage with the wings and tail surfaces of the PB4Y-2 Privateer. First flown in April 1944, it was intended for airline and military use. The US Navy cancelled a letter of intent for 253 R2Y aircraft due to 'design deficiencies' but the second of the two airframes built, NX3939, was flown as BuNo 09803 for a while. Both 'scrapped circa 1945'. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution

This photo was added on 20 October 2021, and has since been viewed 2167 times.

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