Mark Coffin, 23.05.2016 00:46 Bob, The pilot's cockpit was originally fully enclosed, but some pilots got sick from the fuel tank fumes (from behind the pilot), so the sliding portion was usually left open while flying. eventually, they were all removed. The O/G canopy was not fully enclosed, but did have a separate rearward sliding section to help keep wind out when the gun was not in use and observation was not necessary.

Bob Tufo, e-mail, 11.11.2011 07:52 The pilot had the extended windscreen and the observer/ gunner had the fully enclosed canopy not the opposit as described. Happy landings to all .

Gary Matsch, e-mail, 29.08.2011 19:50 I have a picture of my cousin from 9-27-33 taken at Mitchel Field, NY with a Curtiss Attack Y-1A-8. He was a fighter pilot who served in WWII. He was killed in India in 1943 when he crash landed his P-40E after it ran out of fuel. His name was Col. Harry N. Renshaw. By chance do you have any information on him? Also, the following numbers are written on the bottom of the picture of him with the Y-1A-8: 6106A-876F-14. Do you know what these numbers mean?

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