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    Airframe Family: Northrop BT-1 / BT-2 / Douglas SBD/A-24
    Latest Model:SBD-3 Dauntless
    Last Military Serial:06508 USN
    Construction Number:1245
    Compressed ID:Douglas SBD-3 sn 06508 USN cn 1245
    Latest Owner or Location:National WWII Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a SBD-3 by Douglas.

    1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 06508.

    1942

    Transferred to Marine Scout Bomber Squadron 141 (VMSB-141), Henderson Field, Guadalcanal.

    From August 1942 to 1943

    Fought in the battle for Guadalcanal.

    Transferred to Marine Scout Bomber Squadron 132 (VMSB-132), Henderson Field, Guadalcanal.
    This squadron also flew this plane during the battle for Guadalcanal.

    Circa March 1943

    Transferred to Navy Bombing Squadron 10 (VB-10), USS Enterprise (CV-6).

    Circa June 1943

    Transferred to Carrier Qualification Training Unit, NAS Glenview, IL.

    23 November 1943

    Crashed.
    Ditched in Lake Michigan after skidding on landing and going over the side of USS Wolverine (IX-64).

    1990

    Recovered.
    Recovered from Lake Michigan by A and T Recovery at the request of the National Museum of Naval Aviation.

    1990

    To National Museum of Naval Aviation, NAS Pensacola, FL.

    From 1990 to By 2003

    Restored.

    11 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At the National Naval Aviation Museum

    11 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At the National Naval Aviation Museum

    By February 2009

    In the inventory of National Naval Aviation Museum-Loan Program, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL.
    View the Location Dossier

    By February 2009

    Loaned to National WWII Museum, New Orleans, LA.
    View the Location Dossier

    10 June 2010


    Photographer: Jon Wickenden
    Notes: Preserved at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans

    12 June 2018


    Photographer: Max Sabin
    Notes: New location within the Boeing Pavilion
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2013 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    National Naval Aviation Museum
    Naval History and Heritage Command
    Naval History and Heritage Command
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
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