| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 06508 |
| Military Code: | 41 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless |
| C/n (msn): | 1245 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | New Orleans / National WWII Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | Louisiana, United States |
| Collection: | The National WWII Museum |
| Photo Date: | 26 December 2014 |
| Photo by: | Bob Thomas |
| Photo ID: | 380360 |
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This SBD-3 is a WW 2 combat veteran of the Guadalcanal Campaign. Operating out of Henderson Field, this a/c was assigned to USMC squadrons VMSB-141 and VMSB-132. This SBD was lost in Lake Michigan in late 1943 while assigned to the USN Carrier Qualification Training Unit operating out of NAS Glenview, IL. The National Naval Aviation Museum recovered the a/c in the early 1990s, restored it, and loaned the a/c in 2009 to the National World War II Museum where it currently is on display. This photo is copyright © Bob Thomas, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 2 August 2021, and has since been viewed 549 times. |