| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XB-QUC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless |
| C/n (msn): | 6046 |
| Operator Titles: | Compañía Mexicana Aerofoto |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Santa Ana - John Wayne / Orange CountyMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KSNA IATA: SNA Local: SNA Other: - |
| Photo Date: | July 1964 |
| Photo by: | William T. Larkins (Bill Larkins) |
| Photo ID: | 387200 |
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Carries small "C.I.A. Mex - Aerofoto SA" titles. Had recently been acquired by Tallmantz Aviation (Paul Mantz and Frank Tallman), but was not used. To Ed Maloney's The Air Museum in 1966, and sold as N54532 in 1971. To the Confederate Air Force in 1978 and restored in US Navy markings with its original BuNo 54532. To N82GA in 1996 and still current with the Commemorative Air Force by 2021. See here for many more photos of this airframe. This photo is copyright © William T. Larkins (Bill Larkins), and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 August 2021, and has since been viewed 770 times. |