Roadie wrote:

Out of curiosity is there a difference between a Fowler manufactured
R390A and one made by another company in 1984?


ISTR reading one of the R390A sites that said the Fowler unit
was built from refurbished surplus R390A parts (EAC).

As I recall, the Navy burped up a need for a couple of more R390A units
for some reason or another, and put out a RFQ. Fowler won the bid.

Or maybe I am fantasizing?

-Chuck