Dayton airshow 2014 - Page 5

**Pgtaylorart** · #41 07-13-2014, 01:41 AM

Thanks for the nice shots of the Jenny. I've loved the Curtiss Jenny ever since I saw The Great Waldo Pepper when I was a kid.

**Isaac** · #42 07-13-2014, 07:27 AM

Here is another classic in beautiful colors.

Boeing PT-17 Stearman

Isaac

**kay9medic** · #43 07-26-2014, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by OgdenBob

Nice pictures Issac! The last set, the S-2, is actually a C-1 Trader. They were used as C.O.D. (Carrier On board Delivery) aircraft. They carried personnel and mail to and from the carriers and each large carrier usually had one of it's own.

Bob

As I recall, we might have carried a COD or two at times for turn around maintenance but the CODs were attached to a shore based squadron. They came and went.

Now, it's possible I could be wrong and the COD may have been part of the embarked airwing. I spent nearly all of my carrier days deep below decks and might have missed some observations. But I do recall the great anticipation of seeing a COD offloading mail from home before the modern days of computers and e-mail.