PHIL JUVET PHOTO
No. 1505. Boeing 266 P-26A (N3378G c/n 1899)
Photographed at Long Beach AFB, California, USA, 1960's
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01/15/2006. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This aircraft was delivered in 1934 as a Boeing Model 266 P-26A (nicnamed "Peashooter"), USAAC s/n 33-123, It is shown in the colorful markings of the 34th Pursuit Squadron, 17th Pursuit Group, 1st Pursuit Wing, based at March Field, Riverside, California. The squadron operated P-26As in 1934 and 1935. The aircraft was transferred to the Guatemalan AF on May 11, 1943 with s/n 0672. In 1957, the Air Museum of Ontario, California, obtained the P-26A from Guatemala and it was restored to flying condition by the Autonetics Division of North American Aviation in 1962. It carries the US civil registration N3378G and is on static display at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California." |
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Created May 12, 2002