
Aircraft | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 452 times. |