Bomber Aircraft
Navy Bomber Aircraft in the collection.
Great Lakes BG-1 (1934-1941)
The photographs in my collection are of VB-3B "Black Panther" Squadron and VB-4B "Black Panther" Squadron. They flew off the USS Ranger in late 1937.
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Great Lakes BG-1 Bomber
Aircraft NO. 9503 Model BG-1 Engine Model R-1535-66
Contractor Great Lakes Date Stricken 31 Jan. 1941
Total Flying Time 1895.5 Hours
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Shipped Destination Received
12-17-34 Norfolk
VB-3B USS RANGER 12-28-34
San Diego, Battle Force 07-13-36
10-20-36 VB-3B, USS LEXINGTON
VB-4, USS RANGER
06-10-38 San Diego, Battle Force 06-10-38
09-15-38 VB-4, USS RANGER 09-19-38
12-05-38 San Diego, Battle Force 12-05-38
12-06-38 Airplane #1, Quantico VMS-1 12-06-38
TROUBLE REPORT
Date Station Remarks
09-23-35 VB-3B
Propeller blades nicked & bent. Cowling on right forward landing strut damaged.
10-31-36 VB-3B
No damage to plane or engine. Pilot reported injured back after dive bombing flight.
03-10-37 VB-3B
Left lower wing rear spar buckled six inches outboard of interplane strut. Lower left aileron bent.
09-15-39 VMS-1, Quantico No damage to plane. Engine.
01-23-40 VMS-1, Quantico
Delayed forced landing due to loss of power. No damage to airplane or engine.
11-15-40 VMS-1, Quantico
Right hand landing gear strut part No. D-80930, cracked and reptured near attachemnt fitting to fuselage. Strike plane.
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