| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 83479 |
| Military Code: | 208 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss 84 (SB2C Helldiver/A-25 Shrike) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss 84 (SB2C Helldiver/A-25 Shrike) |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver |
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| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Washington - Dulles InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KIAD IATA: IAD Local: IAD Other: - |
| Collection: | National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Udvar-Hazy Center |
| Photo Date: | 7 April 2015 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 46518 |
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This Helldiver was built in May 1945 but the war ended before it saw any combat. It served with VB-92 aboard the USS Lexington, flying in the western Pacific and occupied Japan. It was retired in 1948 and entered the Smithsonian National Air Museum collection in 1960 and is now on display at the NASM Udvar-Hazy Center.. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 March 2018, and has since been viewed 643 times. |