| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 1383 |
| Military Code: | 9-B-12 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vought SB2U Vindicator (V-156) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vought SB2U Vindicator |
| Aircraft Version: | Vought SB2U-2 Vindicator |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Display Paint: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNPA IATA: NPA Local: NPA Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2002 |
| Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
| Photo ID: | 255424 |
| Photo Comment |
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1939-built Vought Vindicator dive bomber - the last survivor of the type. Ditched in Lake Michigan on 21 June 1943 during a training flight and recovered postwar. Restored in the early WW2 markings of VB-2 Squadron USN. This photo is copyright © R.A.Scholefield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 19 June 2020, and has since been viewed 280 times. |