VS 4432 Excalibur NX41880 Right Side Inflight 19420118 |
One of the aircraft on my "must see" list is at the New England Air Museum where the VS-44A Excambian lives!
VS 4430 Excalibur NX41880 Left Side On Water 19420118 |
The VS-44A/PBS-1 design has always interested me. A graceful looking four engined flying boat of which only a handful were built (1 XPBS-1 and 3 VS-44A). The XPBS-1 and the first VS-44A Excaliber, illustrated in this post, were both lost during 1942.
VS 4429 Excalibur NX41880 Left Front On Water 19420118 |
Of the four aircraft built, Excambian has survived, been restored and is on display.
VS 4433 Excalibur NX41880 Right Side Inflight 19420118 |
The photos in this post come from NARA II Record Group 80-CF and are of NX41880 Excaliber.