Registration / Serial: | N68667 |
Aircraft Original Type: | North American AJ-2 Savage |
Aircraft Generic Type: | North American AJ-2 Savage |
Aircraft Version: | North American AJ-2 Savage |
C/n (msn): | 184-14 |
City / Airport: | Bridgeport - Igor I Sikorsky Memorial (KBDR / BDR)Map |
Region / Country: | Connecticut, United States |
Photo Date: | August 1973 |
Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
Photo ID: | 20415Submit Correction |
View count: | 2142 |
The Savage was a 1950s carrier bomber, later converted for refuelling/recon. The AJ-2 version had two P&W R-2800s and a J33 turbojet in the tail, good for over 40,000ft if piston engine stalling around 35k could be overcome. After service with the USN 1954-59 as 130418 and as firebomber N101Z, this one was used by AVCO Lycoming for jet testing in 1971/72. The only survivor of 143 built, flown to USN museum at Pensacola on 9.5.84 and restored to USN marks. When I recently sent the pic round my friends, no-one could name it!
Registration / Serial: | N68667 |
Aircraft Version: | North American AJ-2 Savage |
C/n (msn): | 184-14 |
City / Airport: | Bridgeport - Igor I Sikorsky Memorial (KBDR / BDR)Map | Region / Country: | Connecticut, United States |
Photo Date: | August 1973 |
Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
Registration / Serial: | N68667 |
Aircraft Original Type: | North American AJ-2 Savage |
Aircraft Generic Type: | North American AJ-2 Savage |
Aircraft Version: | North American AJ-2 Savage |
C/n (msn): | 184-14 |
City / Airport: | Bridgeport - Igor I Sikorsky Memorial (KBDR / BDR)Map |
Region / Country: | Connecticut, United States |
Photo Date: | August 1973 |
Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
Photo ID: | 20415Submit Correction |
View count: | 2142 |
The Savage was a 1950s carrier bomber, later converted for refuelling/recon. The AJ-2 version had two P&W R-2800s and a J33 turbojet in the tail, good for over 40,000ft if piston engine stalling around 35k could be overcome. After service with the USN 1954-59 as 130418 and as firebomber N101Z, this one was used by AVCO Lycoming for jet testing in 1971/72. The only survivor of 143 built, flown to USN museum at Pensacola on 9.5.84 and restored to USN marks. When I recently sent the pic round my friends, no-one could name it!
Registration / Serial: | N68667 |
Aircraft Version: | North American AJ-2 Savage |
C/n (msn): | 184-14 |
City / Airport: | Bridgeport - Igor I Sikorsky Memorial (KBDR / BDR)Map | Region / Country: | Connecticut, United States |
Photo Date: | August 1973 |
Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |