TLeo Posted September 11, 2016 Share #1 Posted September 11, 2016 Finally had a chance to go up and see the museum's new display of a SBD dive bomber they added the first of the year. Looks great hanging beside one their Corsairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted September 30, 2016 Share #2 Posted September 30, 2016 I've seen an SBD (I believe) hanging in an airport. Can't remember where though - Chicago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1Garandy Posted September 30, 2016 Share #3 Posted September 30, 2016 O'Hare has a Wildcat in Terminal 2. Midway has a SBD hung in Concourse A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted September 30, 2016 Share #4 Posted September 30, 2016 Must have been Midway then, I just thought it was pretty neat (but I wouldn't walk under it). Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarhead8007 Posted September 30, 2016 Share #5 Posted September 30, 2016 TLeo, Here's a shot of it when it first got "airborne". Many of the people you can see between the propeller and the bomb are the master craftsmen who restored it after it spent 50 years at the bottom of Lake Michigan. You may also notice that the red, yellow, and blue prop stripes are missing. Those were added later, after it was raised into place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-17Guy Posted September 30, 2016 Share #6 Posted September 30, 2016 Here is a pic I took last January as the SBD neared completion at the Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles, before being moved to Quantico. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navybean Posted September 30, 2016 Share #7 Posted September 30, 2016 I love the SBD the hero of Midway. I have a DFC named to a rear gunner of a SBD who served at Midway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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