Aircraft Identification Help
All,
Tonight my wife received a series of letters from an uncle who is a former Marine and who's health is failing. It is truly an amazing gift as he is going blind, but took the time to write pages and pages about his service. He also included a bunch of pictures that he had. I am wondering if there is someone here that can help me identify the airplanes in this particular picture. The date on top says October 1955 but I believe that was when it was developed, not taken, as many of the pictures have the same date stamp with varying weather conditions and locations. In his letters he refers to the Berlin Airlift and dropping candy out of the plane to kids on the ground, but there are also stories about Belgium, Germany, Korea, Russia, Italy, and more. Very interesting stories that he wrote about.
About the picture.
It looks to me that the plane on the left is bringing the wings down into position and they are not symmetrical in the current position. Looked a bit like a TBM Avenger or a F6F Hellcat but I believe those both flew with three bladed props while in service. Perhaps a Bearcat but they look a little big, but it's hard to tell. I would love any help that anyone could offer.
Thanks in advance!
Tyler
Tonight my wife received a series of letters from an uncle who is a former Marine and who's health is failing. It is truly an amazing gift as he is going blind, but took the time to write pages and pages about his service. He also included a bunch of pictures that he had. I am wondering if there is someone here that can help me identify the airplanes in this particular picture. The date on top says October 1955 but I believe that was when it was developed, not taken, as many of the pictures have the same date stamp with varying weather conditions and locations. In his letters he refers to the Berlin Airlift and dropping candy out of the plane to kids on the ground, but there are also stories about Belgium, Germany, Korea, Russia, Italy, and more. Very interesting stories that he wrote about.
About the picture.
It looks to me that the plane on the left is bringing the wings down into position and they are not symmetrical in the current position. Looked a bit like a TBM Avenger or a F6F Hellcat but I believe those both flew with three bladed props while in service. Perhaps a Bearcat but they look a little big, but it's hard to tell. I would love any help that anyone could offer.
Thanks in advance!
Tyler
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