The long legs of the SBD
Looking back at the impact the SBD had on the war in the Pacific, not the fastest, definitely accurate and turned the tide at The Battle of Midway. Love finding color archival photos! #sbd #wwii #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Dauntless!
Did you know this about the A-24 at Pima Air and Space Museum #dauntless #sbd #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Mili Atoll (1943)
#otd Japanese airfield and other facilities at Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands, under attack by SBD’s from task group 50.1, circa 19-23...
Dauntless in Flight
#otd Douglas SBD-5 bombers in flight, 12 November 1943. Look like it could be USS Enterprise CV-6 in the background. #sbd #sbd5...
Guadalcanal 1942
#otd a beached Japanese transports burns at Guadalcanal, as an SBD bomber flies by in the foreground, 16 November 1942. #sbd #guadalcanal...
USS Lexington CV-16 (1943)
Flight deck crewmen spot a pair of Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless aboard USS Lexington CV-16 at the aft end of the flight deck in preparation...
Tarawa-Makin Raid
#otd Tarawa-Makin Raid, September 1943. Douglas SBD-5’s of VB-16 on USS Lexington's CV-16 flight deck after returning from raids on...
