A few examples of the Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers I have photographed. I also have had a chance to shoot several A-24 Banshee — the special land-based version of the Dauntless purpose-built for the US Army without an arrester hook.

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SBD-2 02106

Veteran of the Pearl Harbor attack and the only known surviving aircraft from the Midway battle, assigned to Marine Scout Bombing Squadron (VMSB) 241.

Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola 2024

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SBD-2 #02173

Pearl Harbor 2014

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SBD-3 #06583

Udvar-Hazy 2015

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SBD-3 #06508

National WWII Museum, New Orleans 2024

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SBD-4 #10575

Chicago Midway Airport 2013

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SBD-4 #10518

Yanks Air Museum, Chino 2018

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SBD-5 #54532

OshKosh 2024

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SBD-5 #36176

Palm Springs Air Museum 2018

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SBD-5 #28536

Planes of Fame, Chino 2018

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SBD-5 #36173

Patriots Point 2013

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SBD-5 #36291

Valiant Warbirds Museum 2024

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SBD-6 #54605

Smithsonian NASM 2015

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SDB-4 Dauntless #10508 (#2468)

Castle AFB Restoration Hangar, Atwater CA 2024