N24-002 '71' Or N24-015 '84'
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N24-002 '71' Or N24-015 '84'| darren.crick |
Posted: Mar 20 2007, 10:59 PM
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ADF Serials Webmaster  Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 1,782 Member No.: 2 Joined: 29-May 05  |
Guys,
I noted the markings on one of our seahawks today at Avalon, so which is it, N24-002 '71' or N24-015 '84'? Attached Image  |
 
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| darren.crick |
Posted: Mar 20 2007, 11:01 PM
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| Brendan Cowan |
Posted: Mar 21 2007, 07:23 AM
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Messageboard Co-ordinator Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 2,458 Member No.: 48 Joined: 20-September 05 |
Good Grief - There has got to be a story behind that one! :blink: BC
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| darren.crick |
Posted: Mar 21 2007, 07:51 AM
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I thought the same...
I'll try find the contructors plate today and see whats up. |
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| Demon50 |
Posted: Mar 21 2007, 02:33 PM
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Lockheed Hercules (A97)  Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 410 Member No.: 47 Joined: 14-September 05 |
Could it be they swapped tail sections as was pretty common with the Macchis ?
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| darren.crick |
Posted: Mar 21 2007, 10:36 PM
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ADF Serials Webmaster Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 1,782 Member No.: 2 Joined: 29-May 05 |
I thought that could be the case too, but the number on the front had the same issue.
I attempted to find the constructors plate but had no luck, any help with its location? Anyway I spoke with a maintenance person there today and he had a story for me, the guy yesterday had no idea... I was told that the aircraft went in for repainting as a part of regular maintenance and the paperwork was mixed with another and it came out of the shop painted as N24-002 '71', so there were two and it had to be fixed. What we see is the result. I would be nice to confirm with the details on the plate... |
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| darren.crick |
Posted: Mar 29 2007, 11:04 PM
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I couldnt find the id plate, but I have confirmed the story via another source...
thats ends that! Thanks to all involved. |
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| Brendan Cowan |
Posted: Apr 4 2007, 08:41 AM
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Messageboard Co-ordinator Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 2,458 Member No.: 48 Joined: 20-September 05 |
Darren,
I had a chat with some Navy sources who also confirmed that paint scheme mix up story and added that there was a lot of butt kicking during the "recovery phase". I would have loved to see the double take as two N24-002s were spotted on the flight line! BC |
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| darren.crick |
Posted: Apr 4 2007, 09:35 PM
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It really was a poor job of solving the problem...
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