Aircraft Photo of A69-29 | Curtiss A-25A Shrike | Australia - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	A69-29
Aircraft Original Type:	Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Aircraft Generic Type:	Curtiss SBC Helldiver
Aircraft Version:	Curtiss A-25A Shrike
C/n (msn):	[ A69-29 ]
Operator Titles:	Australia - Air Force

Location
Location:	In Flight
Region / Country:	Ohio, United States

Photo Date:	1943
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	579452

Photo Comment
The RAAF took delivery of ten A-25As before cancelling an order for 140 more having deciding dive bombing was outmoded. A69-29 was one of those affected by the cancellation and was never delivered to Australia. It was eventually handed to the US Marines . Only one RAAF A-25 entered service and that was for testing. The 10 were handed back to the USAAF in 1945. Photo by: Hans Groenhoff / Smithsonian Institution This photo was added on 18 June 2023, and has since been viewed 543 times.

Photo Comment

The RAAF took delivery of ten A-25As before cancelling an order for 140 more having deciding dive bombing was outmoded. A69-29 was one of those affected by the cancellation and was never delivered to Australia. It was eventually handed to the US Marines . Only one RAAF A-25 entered service and that was for testing. The 10 were handed back to the USAAF in 1945. Photo by: Hans Groenhoff / Smithsonian Institution

This photo was added on 18 June 2023, and has since been viewed 543 times.

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