SBD Dauntless In Color

• Feb 24, 2013

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Fla-eee-dah!

Ok, not a pic of a Dauntless but I just found this out....

Brian Keith (1921-1997), SGT, U.S. Marine Corps WW II. He served (1942–1945) as an air gunner (he was a Radio-Gunner in the rear cockpit of a two-man Douglas SBD Dauntless dive-bomber in a U.S. Marine squadron), and received an Air Medal.
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starred in:

The McKenzie Break (1970)
The Raiders (1964)
Young Guns (1988 )

 

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• Feb 24, 2013

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Also the T.V. series "Family Affair" for those inclined to remember that far back.

Geo

 

• Feb 24, 2013

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Great shots guys!

 

• Feb 24, 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.

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Actually looks like morning dew to me...

 

• Feb 25, 2013

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A few others I have found onthe net

 

• Feb 25, 2013

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Awesome! looks like they belong to some of the series I posted earlier.

 

• Feb 25, 2013

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fubar57 said:

Also the T.V. series "Family Affair" for those inclined to remember that far back.

Geo

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With Buffy and Jody and Mr. French......

 

• Feb 25, 2013

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Mr. French still gives me nightmares.

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• Feb 26, 2013

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More great pics...jeez even I remember family Affair...

 

• Feb 26, 2013

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Here's a few I took of the A-24 at the Air Force Museum in Dayton

 

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• Feb 26, 2013

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Took these of the SBD-3 at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo. This one was brought up from the bottom of Lake Michigan and restored.

 

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• Feb 26, 2013

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Excellent pics. Thanks!

 

• Feb 27, 2013

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Nice!!

 

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• Mar 18, 2013

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and a few more.....


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• Mar 25, 2013

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That second to last photo is one of the best I've ever seen. It looks like it was taken yesterday.

 

• Mar 26, 2013

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I think its part of the series from the first group of pics that I posted.

 

• Mar 26, 2013

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• Mar 29, 2013

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Njaco said:

I think its part of the series from the first group of pics that I posted.

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Yeah I think you're right. They're all gorgeous.

 

• Mar 29, 2013

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Catch22 said:

That second to last photo is one of the best I've ever seen. It looks like it was taken yesterday.

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Yeah, that photo is really something special, looks ... artisctic ... unreal ... to be my new screensaver8).