| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 36177 |
| Military Code: | B-23 |
| 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): | 4816 |
| 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: | 27 June 2009 |
| Photo by: | Bob Thomas |
| Photo ID: | 828479 |
| Photo Comment |
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Photo taken while the a/c was undergoing restoration at the National Naval Aviation Museum. This Dauntless was lost in Lake Michigan on 19 January 1944 while assigned to the Carrier Qualification Training Unit (CQTU) at NAS Glenview, IL. Recovered from the lake on 4 December 1995..After restoration it was on display at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum. It has since been transferred to the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Massachusetts. This photo is copyright © Bob Thomas, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 24 July 2025, and has since been viewed 52 times. |