Douglas Dauntless SBD-1 BuNo. 1612, the sole surviving example of its variant, was expected to arrive at the Air Zoo’s Flight Discovery Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan today, August 2nd, 2021. The museum’s highly respected restoration team will complete […]
Back in April, we reported the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan had launched a massive fundraising competition to complete the restorations of Douglas SBD-2P Dauntless Bu.2173 and F-117A Nighthawk Shaba (85-0817) before the end […]
Excitement is building at the Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan, as the museum announces a fundraising competition to complete the restoration of their Douglas SBD-2P Dauntless (Bu.02173) and recently-arrived F-117A Nighthawk (85-0817) […]
Those of us interested in military history, and most particularly the naval battles of WWII, watched in awe on Monday when images of the sunken aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV 2) and a number her […]
The SBD Dauntless and its crucial role in the Battle of Midway will be featured Nov. 18 at this month’s Living Aviation History Days program, a series presented by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie […]
On June 4 – 7, 1942, six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. During the Battle of […]
Three iconic World War II aircraft will bring history alive May 6-7 at the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), Airport Rd Ext., Greenville, S.C. The Minnesota Wing and the Dixie Wing of the Commemorative Air Force […]
“Prowlers of the Pacific” is a new Commemorative Air Force (CAF) re-creation of the American air war in the Pacific Theatre. “Prowlers of the Pacific” is a living history lesson and serves as a memorial […]
PRESS RELEASE – The Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing will fly its rare SBD-5 Dauntless dive bomber at Aviation Day Nov. 7, 2015, at Page Field in Fort Myers, Fla. The meticulously restored WWII aircraft […]
By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Douglas SBD Dauntless flew for the first time seventy-four years ago today. A two-seat carrier-based scout and dive bomber, the SBD Dauntless hammered the Japanese at Coral Sea, Midway and […]
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