SBD Dauntless In Color

• Feb 18, 2013

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Njaco

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Fla-eee-dah!

Over the years ever since my Dauntless Group Build, I've collected some color pics of the divebomber. And here they are!

 

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• Feb 18, 2013

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Njaco

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Fla-eee-dah!

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• Feb 18, 2013

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Aaron Brooks Wolters

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EXCELLENT FIND CHRIS!!!!! Now I have some color shots for the model I have! Thank you sir!

 

• Feb 19, 2013

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Wildcat

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Fantastic set of photos! Dive bombers rock

 

• Feb 19, 2013

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Wayne Little

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sweet pics Chris!

 

• Feb 19, 2013

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Gnomey

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Cool shots Chris!

 

• Feb 19, 2013

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Crimea_River

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Excellent pics and some good studies in weathering.

 

• Feb 21, 2013

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Shinpachi

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I have spent twenty minutes here for these awesome photos
Thanks for sharing, Chris!

 

• Feb 21, 2013

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Njaco

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Fla-eee-dah!

Yes they are pretty cool to gaze at!

 

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• Feb 22, 2013

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A4K

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Beautiful shots Chris - cheers for posting!

 

• Feb 22, 2013

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T Bolt

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Very cool pictures Chris. thanks for posting them.

 

• Feb 22, 2013

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evangilder

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Can I play? I don't have the quantity of SBDs, just one though.

 

• Feb 22, 2013

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Geedee

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Here's a few if I can add them as well. Airsho 08 at Midland.

With many thanks to the guy who was flying her, for answering my questions and inviting me up on the wing to get some interior shots as well. Thats what I love about the CAF crew, they are passionate about what they do !

 

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• Feb 22, 2013

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Beaut selection of pics Chris, Eric and Gary.

 

• Feb 22, 2013

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Njaco

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Post away guys!!

 

• Feb 23, 2013

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Wildcat

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Great shots guys! Here the SBD at the Pacific Aviation Museum, Hawaii.

 

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• Feb 23, 2013

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vikingBerserker

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Excellent shot fellas!

I had always wondered how the rear window was stored.

 

• Feb 23, 2013

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Incredible photos, they really capture the atmosphere of the time, the tropical clouds, jungle atolls,
love the weathering patina, and the close up of the pilot.

 

• Feb 23, 2013

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A4K

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Fantastic shots guys!

Btw, SBD-5 '39' is ex-RNZAF (NZ5062, c/n 2883 bu28536), the last complete RNZAF bird. She survived ops and was returned to the USMC, heading stateside in 1944.

SBD-3 NZ5021 also went stateside around 2001/2...not sure though to whom exactly.

 

• Feb 23, 2013

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I got a question about the paint on the top of the wing on the CAF bird, What is the crackle about? The wing insignia looks fine.