Hi,
Sorry, but all aircraft prior to 1945 were NOT tail draggers.
The B24/C87, B26 Marauder, P38, P39 and the Connie are
some examples of WWII USAAFaircraft with nose gear.
Even the Navy had some (F7F, R5D(C54)).
If you were working in tight spaces a heavy truck would not
be the choice of a tow vehicle.
Ken Mock
> ++++++++++++
> Are we missing something here??
>
> All airplanes built before about 1945 were tail
> draggers. All that was needed for a "tug" was a heavy
> truck, there was no real need for a purpose built
> vehicle to move airplanes around on the ground.
>
> Maybe this WAS a "tug"/maintenance vehicle, with all
> the tools needed to start the persnickety engines of
> the time right there handy, it would have been heavy
> enough to move the biggest of the time.
>
> Try doing a search for the DC-3 and see what was
> pulling them around. Howard Hughes used two D-9 Cats
> to move the Spruce Goose.
>
> This would have been before the B-17 or any other big
> bombers.
>
> Joe
>
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