Took enough time to get this done.
Note to the Navy: Pick up your aircraft. Push `em over the side, and it's pretty darn obvious you don't want the plane any more.
Time for Doug Champlin to pick up HIS torpedo plane... the Navy's "dog in the manger" act needs to stop. ASAP.
FYI.
My understanding is that the TBD is still at the bottom of the ocean and the Navy and the Naval Aviation Museum have claims to all naval aircraft, regardless of condition.
I read somewhere the the Navy wanted nothing to do with the TBD until they found out it was in restoreable condition and could be made to fly again.
You got that right ...That TBD is the only known one left in the world and just sitting there rotting right now.
Considering the TBD history, First Navy monoplane, Torpedo 8 story, you would think Navy would be overjoyed to see to a TBD recovered and restored