| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 31561 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Pratt-Read LNE-1 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Pratt-Read LNE-1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Pratt-Read LNE-1 |
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| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Windsor Locks - Bradley InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Connecticut, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBDL IATA: BDL Local: BDL Other: - |
| Collection: | New England Air Museum |
| Photo Date: | 29 July 2023 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 592356 |
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In 1943, a contract was placed for 100 Type LNE-1 two-seat training gliders for the USN from the Gould Aero Division of the Pratt-Read Company. The type was intended for the training of Navy/Marine Corps glider pilots to land Marines on Pacific islands during WWII. This was quickly discaded as impractical and so 73 of the 75 LNE-1's were transferred to the USAAF and re-designated TG-32s (the USN kept two (31506 and 31507)) for further testing). The USAAF did not use any TG-32s and all were put into storage until the end of WWII, then sold off through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 7 August 2023, and has since been viewed 227 times. |