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Originally Posted by Phil Waterman
Hi Michael
Interesting set of photos that's the first time I have seen a SNJ / Harvard equipped with arresting hooks. Now are the USN version of the SNJ and the Harvard as used in Canadian Air Force the same?
Cheers Phil
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Phil, I'm not so sure the U.S. Navy ever equipped their SNJ's with an arrestor hook. The Harvard/SNJ/Texan was famous for it's low stall speed (60 knots) due to it's having full length flaps across it's entire wingspan. Steaming (10-15 knots) into a headwind of 10-15 knots meant a delta of only 30-40 knots when the plane landed. A light tap of the brakes was probably that was ever needed.