MEGEN on the Road with Steeljaw Scribe – More Teasers
SJS sends another photo, taken on his wanderings, for our analysis. I guess it’s supposed to be as plain as the nose (wheel) (on) in our face, right?
Where art thou now? All the (Milblogging) world wonders… Looks like it was taken on the 14th of the month. It wasn’t in Texas, ‘coz it’s not raining and there are no puddles in the frame. I’m guessing it’s the nose wheel of a P-3 variant, based on the shadow showing the port wing Allison turboprop engine nacelle. I’d also say the corrosion control crew hasn’t happened by in a while, either.Near a base gate in Brunswick, ME?AW1, chime in, if you’re not busy at a secret Milblogging Mini-Conference with Pops, I think you’re the answer man here…
Update 08/18/2007: I’m close, but on reflection, I realized a P-3 wouldn’t have a single tire on the nose wheel or the main mounts…So I got thinking F7F Tigercat…big engine on straight wing, but the main mount setup isn’t right either.
I’m drawing a blank. Sights around Norfolk are more my forte….All I can think of up that way is NAS Brunswick, and
a Marine only aircraft would be out of place at a former USAF and now Navy air base….
Update 8/19/2007: SJS couldn’t take it anymore….he gave the answer in the comments section…It’s a P-2V Neptune….and it was at NAS Brunswick. ME.
Posted by xformed on August 17, 2007.
Categories: Charities, Valour-IT, Where's MEGEN?
Warm…very warm… And if AW1 Tim doesn’t pony up, maybe his partner in crime, LT Irving Glick can… 😉
-SJS
by Steeljaw Scribe on Aug 17, 2007 at 5:48 pm
I’m thinkin’ A-3
by sid on Aug 18, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Nope, not an A-3
by sid on Aug 18, 2007 at 10:06 pm
Oooo…, so close yet so far (off) 😉
-SJS
by Steeljaw Scribe on Aug 18, 2007 at 10:30 pm
Oooo… so close yet so far (off)>
-SJS
by Steeljaw Scribe on Aug 18, 2007 at 10:32 pm
Curt,
yeah, sorry I got to the party late. It’s a P-2V alright. There’s one plus a P-3B sitting up on Brunswick right now as part of the base decorating scheme. The interest is in what will happen to them in 2011 when the base closes.
Right now, it is hoped that they will be moved over by where the Base Chapel is, so that they may become part of the memorial garden located there. It has trees and plaques with the names of folks lost through the years at Brunswick. Hopefully, they’ll leave it alone, but at present, the people on the reuse comittee are not making any promises.
Respects,
by AW1 Tim on Aug 19, 2007 at 11:16 am
Dammmit! When I googled up a P-2 the best detail I could find was on a firefighter which didn’t have that landing light in the same place, so I passed on.
Oh well…
Chow on the wing beam!
by sid on Aug 19, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Where Is (Was) MEGEN? SJS Edition…
So whereÂ’d MEGEN go with the Scribe household? Never thought youÂ’d askÂ……
by The Steeljaw Scribe on Sep 2, 2007 at 10:44 pm