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Bureau #: 28536 Construction #: 3883 Civil Registration: N670AM |
Model: SBD-5 Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2004 |
Delivered to RNZAF as NZ5062.
- BOC: March 1944.
- SOC: May 1944.
- Assigned to No. 25 Squadron.
-- Flew 30 Combat missions againt Rabaul.
Delivered to USMC as 28536.
- Accepted at Russel Field, SOuth Pacific.
MGM Studios, Culver City, CA, 19??.
- Used as wind machine.
The Air Museum/Planes Of Fame, Ontario (later Chino), CA, circa 1968-2004.
- Restored to airworthy started in 1982.
-- Used wings recovered from Guadalcanal.
- Registered as N670AM.
- First flight July 2, 1987.
- Used as ststaic airframe for movie "Midway".
- Flew in movie "War And Rememberance", 1987.
- Flew off ATV16 Lexington on Sept. 8, 1987.
- Flown as USN/39.
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Source(s): Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989. |
Photo Source(s): Ernie Viskupic via JetPhotos.net BDK. |
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