| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 04959 |
| Alternate Serial: | 4959 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas BTD Destroyer |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas BTD Destroyer |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas BTD-1 Destroyer |
| C/n (msn): | 1891 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Rome - Richard B Russell Regional / JH Towers FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Georgia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KRMG IATA: RMG Local: RMG Other: - |
| Collection: | Hixson Museum of Flight |
| Photo Date: | 25 February 2017 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 128937 |
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The BTD-1 Destroyer had excellent performance and was intended as the successor to the Helldiver. However, the type arrived too late to see any action in WWII with '4959' being the only survivor of the 30 (26 BTD-1s) built. This aircraft had long been in the Florence Air & Missile Museum collection and then moved to the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center, Elmira-Corning Regional Airport, Elmira, New York. It is currently undergoing restoration at the Hixson Flight Museum in Rome, Georgia. Alas much to my great disappointment she still had her winter tarps on as my visit was so early in the season. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 March 2019, and has since been viewed 1864 times. |