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Wrong, Steve. The competition was for an aerial target, not a target tug. The Ercoupe was not powerful enough to be a tug. The competition was won by the Culver Cadet. They were rigged with radio controls and were shot at by our fighter pilots and bomber gunners. Very few were actually shot down. One surviving example is in the EAA museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Syd Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > William Morris wrote: > "It's intent was to be an Aerial target for the Army Air Corps in 1941." > > That should be "target tug" instead of "Aerial target." The Air Corps did > not want to shoot down > 'coupes, but train gunners to shoot at the targets the 'coupes would tow. > Erco did not get the target > tug contract. The Air Corps bought two 'coupes, called them PQ-13s or > YO-55s, depending upon which > history you read. Both model numbers are in the records. One of these Air > Corps Ercoupes, a PQ-13, > remains. Mark Hardin in Terrell, Texas is the owner. William Morris on > this list pointed out the Web > site where you can see pictures of Hardin's PQ-13. > > I have seen a number of different World War II-era liveries on Ercoupes. I > believe Hardin's is correct > to his aircraft when it was in Air Corps service. > > regards, > Steve > --------------------------- > Steve Greenhow > Austin, Texas USA > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.realtime.net/~magbo/ > (nom de plume "Downwind Jaxon") > ---------------------------- > > --------------------------------- > to unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ___________________________________________________________ > T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics --------------------------------- to unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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