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SBD

Designed as a light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, various versions of the Dauntless served workhorse of the US Navy in the Pacific. The Dauntless dive-bomber was the only plane to fight in every major Pacific engagement. The SBD-3, sarcastically nicknamed “Speedy Three”, entered service in March 1941 with production ending in July 1944, by which time a total of 5,936 had been built in all versions.

Douglas SBD-3 Wade McClusky "Battle of Midway" 1942

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Douglas Dauntless SBD-2 2-B-2, VB-2 USS Lexington CV-2, early 1941

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VSMB-231, Ace Of Spades, Major Glidden, Marshal Islands, 1944, Limited Edition 700 Pieces

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Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless BuNo4687, USS Enterprise (CV-6), 4 June 1942 Battle of Midway

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Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless BuNo4547, USS Lexington (CV-2), 8 May 1942 Battle of Coral Sea

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Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless BuNo 4690, flown by Lt(jg) Stanley W. Vejtasa and Radioman Frank B. Wood USS Yorktown (CV 5), 8 May 1942

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Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless BuNo 4537, flown by Lt(jg) William E. Hall and Seaman John A. Moore USS Lexington (CV 2), 8 May 1942

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Douglas SBD-1 BuNo 1597, Squadron Commander of VMB-2, US Marine Corps, San Diego, 1940

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Douglas SBD-1 BuNo 1616, VMB-1, US Marine Corps, Quantico, 1940

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Douglas SBD-2 "Battle of Midway" BuNo 2106, VMSB-241, 4 June 1942

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Douglas SBD-3 "Dauntless" BuNo 3315, Black 16 of Scouting 71, VS-71 USS Wasp (CV-7), August 1942

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Douglas SBD-2 "Dauntless" flown by CDR Howard Young, Commander of the Enterprise Air Group, Pearl Harbor

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SBD-2 Dauntless “Battle of Midway” BuNo 2111, flown by Richard Fleming and Eugene Card, White 2 of VMSB-241, 4th June 1942

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SBD-2 Dauntless "Pearl Harbor" BuNo 2162, flown by LCDR Howard Young, Commander Enterpise Group, 7th Dec 1941

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Douglas SBD-5 "Dauntless" White 39, Lt. Cook Cleland, VB-16, USS Lexington, Battle of Philippine Seas, June 1944

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Douglas SBD-5 "Dauntless" White 45, VB-16, USS Lexington, 1943

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SBD-3 Dauntless "Dusty Kleiss" BuNo. 3232, S-7, Scouting Six, USS Enterprise, 4th June, 1942

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SBD-3 Dauntless "Operation Torch" BuNo. 06624, 41-S-13, VS-41, USS Ranger, Nov 1942

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