The Schweizer SGS 2-8 is an American two-seat, mid-wing, strut-braced, training glider built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York.
US Marine Corps LNS-1s in 1942
LNS-1 at Parris Island, 1942.
N3N Canary trainers were used to tow three LNS-1.
Ex USAAF Schweizer TG-2 (SGS 2-8) competing in a vintage glider event at Moriarty, New Mexico in 1997
The Naval Aircraft Factory N3N is an American tandem-seat, open cockpit, primary training biplane aircraft built by the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the 1930s and early
Schweizer SGS 2-8
…aircraft fabric. The aluminum wings feature assembly with self-tapping PK screws and very few rivets. Operational history LNS-1 at Parris Island, 1942. N3N Canary trainers were used to tow three LNS-1. In April 1941 the Schweizers were contacted by the US Army Air Force (USAAF). The USAAF, impressed by the…
US Marine Corps N3N-3 over Parris Island, 1942
NAF N3N-3 flown privately in Florida in 1972
US Marine Corps N3N-3, 1942.