54654 / S-9 Douglas SBD-6 Dauntless US Navy. USS Midway - San Diego 22Feb19
Seen on the hangar deck of the aircraft carrier USS Midway at San Diego in California.
54654 force landed after take off at Pearl Harbor HI on 22Oct44 and was SOC. Restoration was started in 2006 when it was loaned to the USS Midway restoration facility. Completed in May07. The aircraft is a composite and believed to have the rear fuselage and tail of 54654, forward fuselage and wings from an SBD-5 and cowling and engine compartment from an SBD-3.
54654 / S-9 Douglas SBD-6 Dauntless US Navy. USS Midway - San Diego 22Feb19
Seen on the hangar deck of the aircraft carrier USS Midway at San Diego in California.
54654 force landed after take off at Pearl Harbor HI on 22Oct44 and was SOC. Restoration was started in 2006 when it was loaned to the USS Midway restoration facility. Completed in May07. The aircraft is a composite and believed to have the rear fuselage and tail of 54654, forward fuselage and wings from an SBD-5 and cowling and engine compartment from an SBD-3.