N28536 —

Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless from the Planes of Fame Air Museum collection!!!

Joe Baugher has this to report regarding the Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless in the photo, which is U.S. Navy BuNo. 28536 and on the FAA civil registry as NX670AM...

"28536 (MSN 3883) loaned from new to RNZAF as NZ5062; brought on charge Apr 1, 1944. Named ‘Francois’ with 25 Squadron. Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell May 20, 1944. Was NX670AM by mid 1996. Noted airworthy as NX670AM at Planes of Fame, Chino, California Jan 13, 2002."

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries3.html

Here's the FAA registry info...

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=670AM

And here's what the Planes of Fame Air Museum's website offers regarding this historic aircraft...

http://planesoffame.org/index.php?mact=staircraft,cntnt01,default,0&cntnt01what=stplanes&cntnt01alias=SBD-5&cntnt01returnid=128

First class picture. That can't have been easy to get.

Great pic of a great plane.
Thank you

Great pic of a great plane.
Thank you