Aircraft Photo of NX21755 | Vultee V-48 Vanguard

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	NX21755
Aircraft Original Type:	Vultee P-66 Vanguard
Aircraft Generic Type:	Vultee P-66 Vanguard
Aircraft Version:	Vultee V-48 Vanguard
C/n (msn):	142

Location
City / Airport:	Downey (closed)Map
Region / Country:	California, United States
Airport Codes:	None

Photo Date:	29 October 1940
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	573464

Photo Comment
Photo shows NX21755 after it was rebuilt following a collision with a Lockheed Sirius while landing at Downey. The most obvious change was the fully enclosed cowling it first had was replaced by a more conventional cowling for a radial engine. Went into limited production as the P-66 Vanguard but was soon rejected by the USAAC, the RAF and the Chinese air force which received them. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 23 May 2023, and has since been viewed 557 times.

Photo Comment

Photo shows NX21755 after it was rebuilt following a collision with a Lockheed Sirius while landing at Downey. The most obvious change was the fully enclosed cowling it first had was replaced by a more conventional cowling for a radial engine. Went into limited production as the P-66 Vanguard but was soon rejected by the USAAC, the RAF and the Chinese air force which received them. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution

This photo was added on 23 May 2023, and has since been viewed 557 times.

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