Natl WW2 Museum gets a Dauntless

Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:54 pm

The Natl WW2 Museum in New Orleans now has on display an SBD-3 Duantless on loan from the NMNA. The plane is a combat veteran of Guadacanal and was pulled up from he depths of Lake Michigan in 1990. The article I am reading goes on to say that a Marine Corps Veteran of WW2, Paul Hilliard has sponsored the recovery of an additional SBD from Lake Michigan and when this plane is restored it will go on display at the museum and the SBD-3 will be returned to the NMNA. Does this mean additional aircarft have been recovered from Lake Michigan recently??

Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:26 pm

Is it this one?

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/sbdregis ... 06508.html

Sully

Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:57 pm

Looks like the NMNA's SBD's that were in the main museum are still there, but there was one in storage. I wonder if it is that one.

Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:32 pm

Pat Carry wrote:The Natl WW2 Museum in New Orleans now has on display an SBD-3 Duantless on loan from the NMNA. The plane is a combat veteran of Guadacanal and was pulled up from he depths of Lake Michigan in 1990. The article I am reading goes on to say that a Marine Corps Veteran of WW2, Paul Hilliard has sponsored the recovery of an additional SBD from Lake Michigan and when this plane is restored it will go on display at the museum and the SBD-3 will be returned to the NMNA. Does this mean additional aircarft have been recovered from Lake Michigan recently??

As mentioned in the last two Navy Recovery articles in Classic Wings, recoveries are due to resume in March, weather permitting.

Dave

Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:59 pm

".....and the SBD-3 will be returned to the NMNA."

at least they are not returning it to lake michigan...although I wouldn't be surprised.

Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:46 am

The one that is on display in N.O. is the SBD that was in the
hangar deck display on the mezannine level at P'cola. When
the one recently raised from L. Mich is finished it will replace
the example currently on display and it will return home.

Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:57 am

I remember seeing photos of several SBD's pulled from Lake Michigan in storage at Pensacola along with some F4F's. Are they still there or have they all been doled out?
Jerry

Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:23 pm

Pat -- can you provide a link to the article you saw (or did you read it on actual paper??)

Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:45 pm

Its in the members newsletter. I would be happy to make a copy and send it to you.

Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:42 pm

Dave, Thanks for the update. I'm going to order those back issues. I see where one of them is issue 68. What is the other issue?

Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:56 pm

Pat

This is the latest, which includes the second of the Navy articles.

http://www.classicwings.com/currentissue.html

regards
Dave

Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:34 pm

Thanks Dave. I didnt know if the current issue is yet considered a "back issue" but I ordered 2 back issues anyways.

Fri Mar 06, 2009 3:24 am

Some have been loaned out. "B-23" is in the restoration
hangar now. They are going to put her back to what she
looked like the day she came up out of L. Mich.

Below is a link to photos of the storage area taken in 07.
http://rides.webshots.com/album/5582856 ... host=rides

I have some of the SBD at the Natl WWII Museum and the one
in restoration at Pcola, but I have to find them........

Here's the link to B-23 in Bldg 3221 at NASP. These were shot Mardi
Gras Day.
http://community.webshots.com/album/570 ... =community

Natl WW2 Museum gets a Dauntless

Natl WW2 Museum gets a Dauntless

Re: Natl WW2 Museum gets a Dauntless

well....

SBDs

Re: Natl WW2 Museum gets a Dauntless

SBDs