Post by Antonio on Apr 13, 2024 15:12:10 GMT 12
As a survivor, she deserves her own thread that charts her career.
NZ5062. BuNo28536. c/n3883. N670AM.
Aerial Visuals: www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=73725
From adfserials:
1943: June. Built at the Douglas El Segundo plant and handed over to the US Navy.
1944: 1st April. BoC with No.25 Servicing Unit.
1944: 24th March. Ferried to Bougainville for use with No.25 Squadron, arriving at Piva on this date.
Named "FRANCOIS" and "DUNKA".
1944: 20th May. Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell.
1959: The fuselage of the aircraft was acquired by Planes of Fame Museum after laying derelict in a San Fernando field since the war.
1965: December. Stored at Claremont, California before restoration began and it went on display at the Museum without wings.
1976: Used in the filming of the movie "Midway" with Charlton Heston being filmed sitting in the cockpit of the then wingless bomber.
1982: Restoration to airworthy condition of this aircraft commenced.
1987: 2nd July. Flown with the registration NX670AM.
1987: Used in the movies again in 1987 for the mini-series "War and Remembrance".
1987: 8th September. During the filming of "War and Remembrance", The Air Museum's own John Maloney had the distinction of flying the SBD off the aircraft carrier AVT16 USS Lexington with Blue Angels team leader (1964-1966), Bob Aumack in the gunners position.
This was the first SBD launch from an aircraft carrier in 42 years.
Currently registered to the Chino Air Museum (Planes of Fame), California as N670AM.
NZ5062: Hobbyvista
AFNoNZ: PR3442
"No. 25 Squadron crew, Flight Sergeant NL Kelly and Flight Sergeant BE Cullen, on a Dauntless. Unknown location.
Believed to be on Dauntless NZ5062.
Nose art is a parrot riding a bomb."
Rarity Colourised version.
Nose Art close-up.
Close-up of the names Francois and Dunka
Note the roundel does not have the US star showing through.
Planes of Fame: Aerial Visuals. Photo: Gary Maisack
N670AM: 2012
NZ5062. BuNo28536. c/n3883. N670AM.
Aerial Visuals: www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=73725
From adfserials:
1943: June. Built at the Douglas El Segundo plant and handed over to the US Navy.
1944: 1st April. BoC with No.25 Servicing Unit.
1944: 24th March. Ferried to Bougainville for use with No.25 Squadron, arriving at Piva on this date.
Named "FRANCOIS" and "DUNKA".
1944: 20th May. Returned to US Marine Corps at Russell.
1959: The fuselage of the aircraft was acquired by Planes of Fame Museum after laying derelict in a San Fernando field since the war.
1965: December. Stored at Claremont, California before restoration began and it went on display at the Museum without wings.
1976: Used in the filming of the movie "Midway" with Charlton Heston being filmed sitting in the cockpit of the then wingless bomber.
1982: Restoration to airworthy condition of this aircraft commenced.
1987: 2nd July. Flown with the registration NX670AM.
1987: Used in the movies again in 1987 for the mini-series "War and Remembrance".
1987: 8th September. During the filming of "War and Remembrance", The Air Museum's own John Maloney had the distinction of flying the SBD off the aircraft carrier AVT16 USS Lexington with Blue Angels team leader (1964-1966), Bob Aumack in the gunners position.
This was the first SBD launch from an aircraft carrier in 42 years.
Currently registered to the Chino Air Museum (Planes of Fame), California as N670AM.
NZ5062: Hobbyvista
AFNoNZ: PR3442
"No. 25 Squadron crew, Flight Sergeant NL Kelly and Flight Sergeant BE Cullen, on a Dauntless. Unknown location.
Believed to be on Dauntless NZ5062.
Nose art is a parrot riding a bomb."
Rarity Colourised version.
Nose Art close-up.
Close-up of the names Francois and Dunka
Note the roundel does not have the US star showing through.
Planes of Fame: Aerial Visuals. Photo: Gary Maisack
N670AM: 2012