Registration / Serial:N5254L
Alternate Registration:NX5245L
Military Code:S-9
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):
Display Paint:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Madras - Municipal (MDJ / S33)Map
Region / Country:Oregon, United States
Collection:Erickson Aircraft Collection
Photo Date:28 August 2022
Photo by:Tim SpearmanContact
Photo ID:748579Submit Correction
View count: 60
Built as 42-60817 an A-24 Banshee for use by the US Army as a target tug. Sold in 1958 to the City of Portland as N9142H for mosquito spraying and flown for them until 1965. Registered as N15749 and taken to the Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola where the aircraft was displayed as SBD-3 Dauntless '2-S-12'. Bought by the Erickson collection in 1994 and registered (as an A-24 Banshee) N5254L, initially displayed at Tillamook, it is now fully restored to SBD-3 standard and part of the airworthy fleet at Madras.
Registration / Serial:N5254L
Alternate Registration:NX5245L
Aircraft Version:Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless
C/n (msn):
Display Paint:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Madras - Municipal (MDJ / S33)Map
Region / Country:Oregon, United States
Photo Date:28 August 2022
Photo by:Tim SpearmanContact
Registration / Serial:N5254L
Alternate Registration:NX5245L
Military Code:S-9
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):
Display Paint:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Madras - Municipal (MDJ / S33)Map
Region / Country:Oregon, United States
Collection:Erickson Aircraft Collection
Photo Date:28 August 2022
Photo by:Tim SpearmanContact
Photo ID:748579Submit Correction
View count: 60
Built as 42-60817 an A-24 Banshee for use by the US Army as a target tug. Sold in 1958 to the City of Portland as N9142H for mosquito spraying and flown for them until 1965. Registered as N15749 and taken to the Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola where the aircraft was displayed as SBD-3 Dauntless '2-S-12'. Bought by the Erickson collection in 1994 and registered (as an A-24 Banshee) N5254L, initially displayed at Tillamook, it is now fully restored to SBD-3 standard and part of the airworthy fleet at Madras.
Registration / Serial:N5254L
Alternate Registration:NX5245L
Aircraft Version:Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless
C/n (msn):
Display Paint:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Madras - Municipal (MDJ / S33)Map
Region / Country:Oregon, United States
Photo Date:28 August 2022
Photo by:Tim SpearmanContact