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MAAM Mid-Atlantic Air Museum
WWII Weekend Airshow, 2018
Reading, PA
Owner: Commemorative Air Force, Midland, TX
The Douglas Skyraider was designed in 1944 by legendary aircraft designer Ed Heinemann to replace the TBF/M Avenger and the SB2C HellDiver torpedo bombers. The Skyraider was the last piston-powered attack aircraft used by the U.S. Navy and Air Forces. It was built in 28 different variations, but it is mainly remembered today for its impressive performance as a close support aircraft during the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
The prototype first flew on March 18th, 1945. It featured simplified flight systems, dive brakes on the fuselage, and replacing a bomb bay with wing hard points with a substantial ordnance load. The AD-1 did not see combat during WWII, but its relatively inexpensive cost and rather outstanding performance resulted in orders for a total of 500 aircraft by 1948.
The AD-4 high-altitude version emerged in 1949. During the Korean War, the increasing need for ground attack aircraft resulted in 100 AD-4Ns being retrofitted for attack roles. The resulting AD-4NA was both an outstanding ground support and interdiction aircraft. The final Skyraider rolled off the assembly line in February 1957. A total of 3,180 planes were built and used by all branches of the U.S. military and the governments of the United Kingdom, Cambodia, France, Chad, Gabon, Thailand, Sweden, and South Vietnam, to name a few.
This aircraft was ordered in 1948 (construction no. 7797) and delivered to the U.S. Navy in 1950 as an AD-4N, BuNo 126997. It was then converted to an AD-4NA in 1951-52. The aircraft was transferred to the French Armee de l'Air in 1961 for service in the Algerian War. After the French withdrawal, 126997 was stored at Chateaudan, France. It was sold to an American warbird collector in 1977 before going to Planes of Fame in 1991.
KEFD 23/10/16 Wings over Houston 2016 Airshow.
SB2C-5 NX92879 served the U.S. Navy as BuNo 83589. Ed Maloney and The Ontario Air Museum acquired it in May 1963 and sold it to the Confederate Air Force at Harlingen, Texas in 1970. It was registered as N92879 and restored to airworthy condition in Ontario, California before its delivery to the CAF in November 1971. It flew for the CAF as USN #5. It crashed after an engine failure at Harlingen in August 1985. It flew again on September 27, 1988. It flies now as USN #32. It belongs to the Commemorative Air Force and is based in Texas.
Change Vought F4U Corsair and Curtiss SB2C Helldiver at the Planes of Fame Museum, Chino, Ca.
Picture taken in July 1980.
Scan from a 35mm slide.
The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was a carrier-based dive bomber aircraft produced for the United States Navy during World War II. It replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless in US Navy service. The SB2C was much faster than the SBD it replaced.
Most of the Horned Grebes I see around Virginia are in winter plumage, but occasionally I will see some who are in their beautiful breeding plumage. The eyes are an intense red, and the red appears to be leaking out toward the bill.
Curtiss Wright SB2C-5 Helldiver N48HD NX48HD US Navy BuNo 83393
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2024
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c/n 83725
US Navy Bureau No 83589
Joined the Confederate Air Force (CAF) in 1970 and flew again in 1971 after restoration. Still operated by the CAF (now renamed Commemorative Air Force) and remains the only airworthy example of the type.
She took part in the 2015 Arsenal of Democracy Flyover on Friday 8th May 2015 to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of VE Day and the end of WW2 and is seen taxiing in on the following Sunday while spending the day giving rides.
Manassas Regional Airport, Virginia, USA
10th May 201510th May 2015
I've always like these wily little birds. Perhaps it's because they use the "submarine dive" more than other grebes.
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) photographed on Highland Lake in Highland Village located in the City of Lakeland Polk County Florida U.S.A.
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Curtiss Wright SB2C-5 Helldiver N48HD NX48HD US Navy BuNo 83393
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2024
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i'm back, took a bit of a break as summer break has just begun, but i'll try to keep on posting every week, which might be problematic as i tend to scrap or delay most posts. This one, for example, i've wanted to make for a very long time, even though i've only clocked about 10 hours of gameplay on Helldivers, but it doesn't stop me from wanting to make a Helldiver and Automaton, which i have yet to reach in-game.
(also shoutout to Fincantbuild for his amazing Automaton design which inspired mine)
This models can act as both Drones in minifig scale and Mechs in microscale.
From left to right:
1. Light Scout Walker, "Hermes". Designed for fast reconnesance missions. It doesnt have thick armor which makes him vulnerable to all anti-tank equipment. Its main weapons are dual heavy machine guns. It also has two anti-personel/anti-tank rockets which connected with its high speed gives him advantage on the battledield. His big antena helps him with contacting with HQ.
2. Heavy Assault Warlker- "Herkules". Heavily armored walker designed to help advanicng infantry with enemy trenches and defence lines. Perfect for citi fights. Equipped with dual auto cannons can even destroy armed vehicles. Four high fire rate machine guns and close-coped rockets are great with dealing with dug in infantry.
3. Light Tank Destroyer (Panzerjager) "Leopard", equipped with anti-tank cannon loaded with armor piercing shells can enemy advance really quickly. His bigger feet helps him coping with recoil. It also has dual machine gun for self defence. It also has movement sensor which helps him localizaging targets, because of this it can be really effective on the battlefield.
Hope you like them ;).
Inspired by Mobile Frame Zero Commisars, Helldivers Exo suit and Killzone ISA Exo Bots.
Hope you like them ;).
LGTT 11/12/21 Hellenic Air Force Museum
Constructed as a SB2C-5
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 83321.
Taken on Strength/Charge with the Hellenic Air Force with s/n 83321.
April 1995
To Hellininki Aeroporia Mousion, Tatoi, Attiki.
Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver
BuNo: 83589
Registration: N92879
CAF Airsho 2010 (Midland, Texas)
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KEFD 23/10/16 Wings over Houston 2016 Airshow.
SB2C-5 NX92879 served the U.S. Navy as BuNo 83589. Ed Maloney and The Ontario Air Museum acquired it in May 1963 and sold it to the Confederate Air Force at Harlingen, Texas in 1970. It was registered as N92879 and restored to airworthy condition in Ontario, California before its delivery to the CAF in November 1971. It flew for the CAF as USN #5. It crashed after an engine failure at Harlingen in August 1985. It flew again on September 27, 1988. It flies now as USN #32. It belongs to the Commemorative Air Force and is based in Texas.
The CAF West Texas Wing SB2C Helldiver taxis out with a happy passenger for a hop around the patch. Fond du Lac handles a lot of overflow from Oshkosh and apparently, a few joyrides as well!
c/n 83725
US Navy Bureau No 83589
Joined the Confederate Air Force (CAF) in 1970 and flew again in 1971 after restoration. Still operated by the CAF (now renamed Commemorative Air Force) and remains the only airworthy example of the type.
Seen departing to take part in the 2015 Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of VE Day and the end of WW2.
Culpeper Regional Airport, Virginia, USA
8th May 2015
Another shot of the SBD-4 Dauntless, BuNo. 10575 that is on display at Chicago's Midway Airport. I went tighter with this shot, concentrating on the fuselage.
The Douglas SBD Dauntless was a naval dive bomber made by Douglas during World War II. The SBD was the United States Navy's main dive bomber from mid-1940 until late 1943, when it was largely replaced by the SB2C Helldiver. The aircraft was also operated by the United States Army as the A-24 Banshee.
Although relatively slow and outmoded when it began its combat career, it was rugged and dependable and sank more Japanese shipping than any other aircraft during World War II.
The SBD's most important contribution to the American war effort probably came during the Battle of Midway in early June 1942, when SBD dive bomber attacks sank or fatally damaged all four of the Japanese aircraft carriers, three of them in the space of just six minutes (Akagi, Kaga, Sōryū, and later in the day Hiryū) as well as heavily damaging two Japanese cruisers (including Mikuma).
used to call these Hell Divers or Fish ducks. I do not even think he knew what there name was. All I can remember is him saying "those dame Hell Divers came in and cleaned the pond right out of fish". He would come home get is gun and head back out. He would bate his traps with them. But then back then was a different time and place. But knowing Grandpa if he was around today he would be saying and doing the same thing. He was raised living off the land and that is all he knew how to do, to put food on the table. I still call them Hell Divers, but it is a Red-breasted Merganser on a pond in Southeastern, Connecticut
The Douglas SBD Dauntless was a naval dive bomber in World War II. The SBD (short for Scout Bomber Douglas) was the United States Navy's main dive bomber from mid-1940 until late 1943, when it was largely replaced by the SB2C Helldiver. Although relatively slow and outmoded when it began its combat career, it was rugged and dependable and sank more Japanese shipping than any other aircraft during World War II.
Finally got the parts to complete this model. Hope you like it!
The photo on the left is from the Battle of Midway (Life Magazine), which I got off D. Shelley's Photostream www.flickr.com/photos/18532986@N07/
Design Credits:
Babalas Shipyards for the original bomb attachment idea, which I've modified to scale.
Sydag for build technique of the nose, and also for the flaps (I realised after recently checking out his A6M5 Zero, that that's where the idea of using hinge tailgate might have come from!).
See full set here:
www.flickr.com/photos/legoadmiral2012/sets/72157631139455...
Image from the Charles Daniels Photo Collection album "British Aircraft."
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The Beaufighter has always been one of my favorite planes but I was always afraid to built since it´s a very difficult plane to build. Eventually, I made the tail first and then the rest of the aircraft.
During the Second World War, Portugal bought 16 TF.X aircraft, which were delivered during March and April 1945, all from RAF stocks.
They replaced the older Bristol Blenheims in the anti-ship role during that year. The Blenheims were acquired from Great Britain a few years earlier but since they had been so heavily used by the British before, they were considered extremely dangerous to fly.
Portugal only used Beaufighters for a very small period of time since all of them were removed from service in 1946. Some information’s state that the British again sold heavily used planes, which led to the loss of one of them to an engine failure in 1945. They were replaced by 24 Curtiss Helldivers.
Curious information: The RAF continued to use Beaufighters until 1960 but none was kept in Museums. Instead, the two Beaufighters currently in exhibition in the United Kingdom are in fact former Portuguese planes, one in the Royal Air Force Museum and the other at the National Museum of Flight. It´s a little ironic…
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