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Minneapolis Naval Air Reservists check their Grumman SF-1’s retractable landing gear, a real novelty in the mid-1930s. During the pre-WWII decade, Grumman produced several one- and two-seat aircraft based on the same general design. The SF-1 was a two-seat scout, several of which were attached to the USS Lexington (CV-2) before the war. It was armed with one forward-firing .30 caliber machine gun, while the observer in the rear seat had two .30 caliber machine guns by mid-war. Retractable landing gear remained both a novelty as well as a problem especially for flight crews to remember before landing.
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NAS Patuxent River, Md. - Minneapolis Naval Air Reservists check their Grumman SF-1’s retractable landing gear, a real novelty in the mid-1930s. During the pre-WWII decade, Grumman produced several one- and two-seat aircraft based on the same general design. The SF-1 was a two-seat scout, several of which were attached to the USS Lexington (CV-2) before the war. It was armed with one forward-firing .30 caliber machine gun, while the observer in the rear seat had two .30 caliber machine guns by mid-war. Retractable landing gear remained both a novelty as well as a problem especially for flight crews to remember before landing.


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