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[lauhof52]

Thanks!

Just before the outbreak of WWII Poland ordered several SFBD's for naval training purposes. When Germany invaded Poland they were used as bomber-planes against German naval attacks. Here is one of them:



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Lauhof

[Volkodav]

I particularly love the biplane float plane versions, they just look so realistic and believable.

[lauhof52]

Thank you!!

[lauhof52]

Also the RAAF bought several SFBD-1B's for supporting the fightersquadrons with scouting duties. Here is one from No 84 Squadron at Merauke:



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Lauhof

[Tophe]

I love this one without machine-guns...

[GTX_Admin]

How about an Air-Sea Rescue one?

[lauhof52]

Thanks Guys!!

The ASR-version will be on my drawing table!

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lauhof

[Volkodav]

 :)

[cptmike2012]

Thanks!

Just before the outbreak of WWII Poland ordered several SFBD's for naval training purposes. When Germany invaded Poland they were used as bomber-planes against German naval attacks. Here is one of them:



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Lauhof

Nice one! Could we please see a Finnish version?

Regards,

CPT Mike

[lauhof52]

How about an Air-Sea Rescue one?

At the end of WW2 the Royal navy used several SFBD-1B's floatplanes as air-sea rescue planes. They were modified as SFBD-1C/ASR. Some of them were still active at he end of the fourties. Here is one from HMS Vengeance in 1948:



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lauhof

[lauhof52]

Thanks!

Nice one! Could we please see a Finnish version?

Regards,

CPT Mike

Hi Mike,

I'll give it a try!!

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lauhof

[Cliffy B]

PLEASE keep making these!!!!!!!  Love bi-plane floatplanes 

[Logan Hartke]

Great work, lauhof! I'm glad I proposed the biplane on floats variant, you're doing fine work with it!

Cheers,

Logan

[GTX_Admin]

How about an Air-Sea Rescue one?

At the end of WW2 the Royal navy used several SFBD-1B's floatplanes as air-sea rescue planes. They were modified as SFBD-1C/ASR. Some of them were still active at he end of the fourties. Here is one from HMS Vengeance in 1948:



regards
lauhof

 

[lauhof52]

Great work, lauhof! I'm glad I proposed the biplane on floats variant, you're doing fine work with it!

Cheers,

Logan

Thanks Logan! You were right about that proposal. It brought me new creative possibilities.

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Lauhof

[lauhof52]

How about an Air-Sea Rescue one?

At the end of WW2 the Royal navy used several SFBD-1B's floatplanes as air-sea rescue planes. They were modified as SFBD-1C/ASR. Some of them were still active at he end of the fourties. Here is one from HMS Vengeance in 1948:



regards
lauhof

 

Thanks!!!!!

[lauhof52]

Thanks!

Nice one! Could we please see a Finnish version?

Regards,

CPT Mike

Hi Mike,

I'll give it a try!!

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lauhof

The Finnish Government bought several SFBD's for training and scouting purposes. Here is one from Lelv 6:



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Lauhof

[tsrjoe]

oooh now that I like, def suits the scheme too, brilliant :)

cheers, Joe

ps. hmm, now in the winter with a whitewash breaking up the camouflage yet further

[lauhof52]

oooh now that I like, def suits the scheme too, brilliant :)

cheers, Joe

ps. hmm, now in the winter with a whitewash breaking up the camouflage yet further

thanks Joe! Wintercamouflage looks to me as a good idea!

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Lauhof

[cptmike2012]

Thanks!

Nice one! Could we please see a Finnish version?

Regards,

CPT Mike

Hi Mike,

I'll give it a try!!

regards
lauhof

The Finnish Government bought several SFBD's for training and scouting purposes. Here is one from Lelv 6:



regards
Lauhof

Wow!  Beautiful job    As usual, you captured the idea exactly and brought it to life  :) 

Thanks,

CPT Mike

[apophenia]

Love the Ilmavoimat version :)  A Ripon replacement?

[lauhof52]

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Love the Ilmavoimat version :)  A Ripon replacement?

Thanks! Good be a good replacement for the blackburn ripon!

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Lauhof

[lauhof52]

oooh now that I like, def suits the scheme too, brilliant :)

cheers, Joe

ps. hmm, now in the winter with a whitewash breaking up the camouflage yet further

Here is one from the same Finnish squadron in winter colouring!



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Lauhof

[lauhof52]

The Naval aircraft Factory complained to the Bureau of Aeronautics that they didn't subscribe a contest when they gave Grumman a contract to develop the F2F. When the USN wanted a successor for the F2F, they asked Grumman to develop the F3F and gave NAF the opportunity to compete with it.
the NAF started to work on the XFN-1 but weren't able to match a sufficient engine to their full-metal design and asked for support with the Seversky company.
So together they delivered the XFN-1 to NAS Anacostia. The plane was able to compete with the F3F but what the Navy didn't like was the fixed landing-gear. So they asked NAF to change the model with a retractable gear.
And so it happened that both NAF and Grumman were contracted to deliver a fighter to the Navy. The NAF-Seversky FN-1 was delivered to the carriers as a fighter/bomber.
In this way a new line was developed which ended with the navy variant from the P-35 (the F2N). More to come...




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Lauhof

[lauhof52]

In 1935 a heavy contest was held for the USN and the USAAC with the first all-metal monoplane. Curtiss came with the P-36 and Grumman was still testing the F4F-prototype, while NAF-Seversky came with the FN-2, a predecessor of the later P-35. The USN, who had already the FN-1 on their carrier-deck's, was fond of the FN-2, so it was the first monoplane all metal fighter who came on board their carriers, here are two examples, which were still flying in 1941:




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Lauhof