The Douglas Dagger (pre-war USN fighter)

[Spinners]

Douglas F2D-2 Dagger - VF-2 'Flying Chiefs', US Navy, 1941

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[+daddyairplanes]

of course later the Navy would claim the Japanese copied the design!

[+Stary]

first two pictures I was like "oh Texans"

[charlielima]

I knew it !

The Japanese did steel the design from us.

Or did a shady Dept of State apointee sell it to them .

Hmmmm.

CL

Edited July 23, 2016 by charlielima

[Mike Dora]

I suppose this would have turned the early Pacific air war into a Zero-sum game?