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Description
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
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| Base model: | SBD | ||
| Designation: | SBD | ||
| Version: | -3 | ||
| Nickname: | Dauntless | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | ||
| Designation Period: | 1934-1946 | ||
| Basic role: | Scout Bomber | ||
Specifications
| Length: | 32' 8" | 9.9 m | |
| Height: | 13' 7" | 4.1 m | |
| Wingspan: | 4P' 6" | 1.3 m | |
| Gross Weight: | 9,407 lb | 4,266 kg | |
Propulsion
| Powerplant: | Wright R-1820-52 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1000 | ||
Performance
| Max Speed: | 250 mph | 402 km/h | 217 kt |
| Ceiling: | 27,100 ft | 8,259 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum | Kalamazoo | Michigan |
| National Museum of Naval Aviation | NAS Pensacola | Florida |
| USS Lexington Museum On The Bay | Corpus Christi | Texas |
SBD-3 on display
National Museum of Naval Aviation |
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| Clark C. McClelland, USN ScO , FL | I have been watching the Enterprise Rent a Car TV series concerning the Battle of Midway and Guadalcanal.
I recently spoke with one of the hero's of Midway, Captain Norman "Dusty" Kleiss, Naval Aviator, now age 92! Captain Kleiss had three damaging SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber hits on the Japanese Carriers, Kaga and Hiryu and the heavy cruiser, Mikuma. His hit on the carrier Hiryu blew it's forward elevator off and it sailed over the superstructure! This HERO of the USA was presented the Navy Cross for his actions. A PROUD moment for me! Clark C. McClelland, USN/ScO, Space Shuttle Fleet, Kennedy Space Center, Florida 1958 to 1992. 03/16/2008 @ 12:07 [ref: 20045] |
| Chris Henderson , MA | Today, Father's Day, I posted a photo of my Dad Cheif Petty Officer H.C. "Chet" Henderson in the Rear Gunner Seat of what I believe was an SBD-3. It had a number 41 on the side. My Dad served in WWII on the USS Lexington and the USS Bon Homme Richard. I would like to confirm the aircraft type and get some information about it. My email address is chetmax@charter.net. Any info is greatly appreciated. Thanks. 06/17/2007 @ 16:05 [ref: 16863] |
| Chris Henderson , MA | Today, Father's Day, I posted a photo of my Dad Cheif Petty Officer H.C. "Chet" Henderson in the Rear Gunner Seat of what I believe was an SBD-3. It had a number 41 on the side. My Dad served in WWII on the USS Lexington and the USS Bon Homme Richard. I would like to confirm the aircraft type and get some information about it. My email address is chetmax@charter.net. Any info is greatly appreciated. Thanks. 06/17/2007 @ 16:04 [ref: 16862] |
| nathan sicily, OTH | the sbd was the best airplane of its time with a popularity raiting extremely high. in the battle of midway it showed its gret talent and later sinking four whole japanese aircraft carriers in one day. even though it had very slow rate of climb it was a very efficient dive bomber. 06/05/2007 @ 01:15 [ref: 16738] |
| Charles F. Myers Sr. Portland, TX | The # of the Douglas Dauntless SBD-3 on the USS Lexington is 06694. It was in Lake Mich. for 50 years before being given to the Lady Lex. Anyone who knows any of it's history PLEASE email me. 10/26/2006 @ 08:25 [ref: 14570] |
| bj publicover kennesaw, GA | such a great looking plane with alot of history and i like world war planes ! 09/11/2005 @ 09:16 [ref: 11196] |
| Dale A. Wood , AL | There is also a Douglas SBD Dauntless on display in the National Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC. I don't know which "dash number" it is. It is there in a very good display of naval carrier aviation in WW-II. 01/15/2005 @ 19:19 [ref: 9152] |
| Douglas Turner Waukesha, WI | I am trying to find out anything I can or anyone who may have known my Uncle Tom Callahan who was a dive bomber on a Dauntless SB 3 at the Battle at Midway. I do not believe he was assigned to an Aircraft Carrier. I believe he was from a ground unit. He was not KIA or MIA however has since passed on. I wish to know more of him and others who may have known him.
His proud nephew Former Marine M.P. Co. MCB Camp LeJeune N.C. 09/05/2001 @ 21:41 [ref: 3116] |
| Henry L. Negake Ft. Lauderdale, FL | During WW II, it wasn't all that unusual for some fighter
pilots to thrill their hometowns with a treetop-trimming buzz. I was about three years of age, and in the care of my grandmother in Hart, Michigan, when suddenly, this great, big airplane came diving out of the sky and over our heads with a deafening roar! What I remember to this day about that plane were those perforated dive brakes, which made identification pretty easy for me when I got interested in airplanes, which I might add, came soon after. I still have a soft spot for SBD's. 08/24/2001 @ 14:22 [ref: 3009] |
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