-=> Quoting Christopher Tarana to Jay Hanig <=-
 CT> I thought that was the case as well.  The BT-13's have a
 CT> longer nose like the Japanese A6M2, but they all have fixed gear as far
 CT> as I know.  The Harvard has a shorter nose, but it's got the
 CT> retractable's needed to simulate a Zero.  On the other hand, weren't
 CT> both the Japanese Kates and Vals both fixed gear also?
You've got it! The Harvards were modified to resemble the
Zero, and the BT-13's the Vals and Kates. I remember seeing
them in a hangar at Long Beach where the mods were done
before the movie was produced.
They still appear at the odd airshow. One of the modified
Vibrators was at Sun N' fun a few years ago.
LMW
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