| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 2173 |
| Military Code: | B-8 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24 Banshee |
| Aircraft Version: | SBD-2P |
| C/n (msn): | 699 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNPA IATA: NPA Local: NPA Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 23 June 2009 |
| Photo by: | Bob Thomas |
| Photo ID: | 827614 |
| Photo Comment |
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This is SBD-2P BuNo 2173. I took this photo four days after it was recovered from Lake Michigan. There were 87 SBD-2 a/c built, of which 14 were the -2P version. 2173 was lost in Lake Michigan on 18 February 1944 while assigned to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit located at NAS Glenview, IL. It is currently on display in Hawaii at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum located on Ford Island. This photo is copyright © Bob Thomas, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 July 2025, and has since been viewed 145 times. |