Aircraft Photo of XB-QUC | Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless | Compañía Mexicana Aerofoto | AirHistory.net #387200
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:XB-QUC
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee
Aircraft Version:Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless
C/n (msn):6046
Operator Titles:Compañía Mexicana Aerofoto
Location
City / Airport:Santa Ana - John Wayne / Orange CountyMap
Region / Country:California, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KSNA   IATA: SNA   Local: SNA   Other: -
 
Photo Date:July 1964
Photo by:William T. Larkins (Bill Larkins)
Photo ID: 387200
Photo Comment

Carries small "C.I.A. Mex - Aerofoto SA" titles. Had recently been acquired by Tallmantz Aviation (Paul Mantz and Frank Tallman), but was not used. To Ed Maloney's The Air Museum in 1966, and sold as N54532 in 1971. To the Confederate Air Force in 1978 and restored in US Navy markings with its original BuNo 54532. To N82GA in 1996 and still current with the Commemorative Air Force by 2021. See here for many more photos of this airframe.

This photo is copyright © William T. Larkins (Bill Larkins), and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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