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SBD Dauntless

Lagaffe, as you are focused on the Commemorative Air Force's SBD-5 Dauntless, there is also this great video that delves into the history of that particular aircraft.

For decades, it was thought to have been a USAAF A-24B Banshee, 42-54532, but in the early 2000s, through some good research, the CAF Dixie Wing discovered it was actually in-fact Navy SBD-5 Bureau No. 54532 (note the numbers being the same) - the mix-up stemming from a simple paperwork error when the aircraft was sold surplus after WWII. This document outlines that research and how they came about finding out its true identity: https://airbasegeorgia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CAF-Douglas-SBD-5-Dauntless-BuAer-54532-.pdf

 
Really fine photos in detail lagaffe. I sure wish I had those when I was constructing my Dauntless. I used the Detail & Scale book. Bert and I are fellow Hokies, we both went to Virginia Tech at the same time.

Cazzie
 
Great news and great detail photos lagaffe. I used the Detail & Scale book in constructing my Dauntless. Bert and I are fellow Hokies, we went to Virginia Tech at the same time.

Cazzie
 
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