| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 36-132 |
| Military Code: | 132 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas O-46 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas O-46 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas O-46A |
| C/n (msn): | 1532 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Garden City - Mitchel AFB (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 24 August 1937 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 580337 |
| Photo Comment |
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The O-46, which entered service in 1936, was overtaken by the need for observation aircraft to be nimble, small and able to use rudimentary airfields. The O-46 was a large, lumbering aircraft that would have been a sitting duck for fighters. A few were in the Philippines at the start of the Pacific war in 1941 but mostly they were US based with the Air National Guard or on mundane utility work. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 22 June 2023, and has since been viewed 236 times. |