eBay: Douglas SBD Dauntless

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[Snautzer01]

1944 Press Photo US Navy aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE Pacific WWII Marshalls | eBay

 

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[Snautzer01]

1941 WWII DBL THICK ORIG PHOTO VMSB-132 QUANTICO VA FIGHTER FORMATION Pilot Est | eBay

 

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[bdefen]

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What are the ground crewmen doing with that "blower" pointed into a wheel well?

 

[Snautzer01]

Cooling the hoist?

 

[bdefen]

Cooling the hoist?

Could be. Bombs are heavy. It looks like an industrial-strength leaf blower or hair dryer.

 

[Dana Bell]

That "blower" is the hoist. It was relatively light weight and (in this case) hand cranked. It attached to gears and pulleys in the aircraft and then cranked the bomb either up into position or down for storage. I have a great photo of the unit, but I can't remember which aircraft it was being used on or where I stored it.

Cheers,



Dana

 

[Wurger]

Yes. That's the winch used to hoist the bomb into its cradle.

the pic source: http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/717201-2/dauntless+bomb+cradle-42

the pic source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.re...raft_carrier_deck_crew_members_attach_a_bomb/

 

[bdefen]

Aha! Thanks for the info. Love seeing all the photos, especially those which depict the more obscure or backdrop operations. Lots of ancillary items needed, right? Who will be the first mfg. to include that winch in a Dauntless kit?

 

[Crimea_River]

None, I suspect

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Snautzer01]

WWII US Navy Aircraft Carrier Aircraft 11X14 Photo | eBay

 

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[Crimea_River]

Not a Dauntless.

 

[special ed]

Looks slightly like an SNJ.

 

[CATCH 22]

Looks slightly like an SNJ.

Not only slightly - this is a SNJ. Photo of the same a/c, reverse side was published in "Golden Wings 1941-1945" - see below:

Cheers!

 

[special ed]

Merely an attempt at humor or not.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!