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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Combat Warplanes => Topic started by: No.1 on December 14, 2010, 06:39:22 PM

Title: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: No.1 on December 14, 2010, 06:39:22 PM
The Douglas SBD Dauntless was a naval dive bomber made by Douglas during World War II. The SBD was the United States Navy's main dive bomber from mid-1940 until late 1943, when it was largely replaced by the SB2C Helldiver. The aircraft was also operated by the United States Army as the A-24 Banshee. More history here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_SBD_Dauntless

And images down there, first pack...

 ;)
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: No.1 on December 14, 2010, 06:45:03 PM
Next pack of images...
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: Second Air Force on December 15, 2010, 02:30:23 AM
The factory photos in the first batch were taken just a mile or so from where I work. The Douglas/Tulsa plant is still in use, though not for its original purpose, and it looks pretty much the same on the outside today as it did in these pictures. You can see the pilot B-24 line in a couple of the pictures. When the A-24 order of 615 airframes was complete the plant went into full B-24 production, followed by the A-26 in 1944.

Two of the four airworthy SBD-type aircraft are actually A-24s.

The father of a co-worker of mine was a member of the 3rd Attack Group, 8th Squadron during the time when they were flying the A-24s in combat early in the Pacific war.

Great subject!
Scott
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: No.1 on December 15, 2010, 08:44:20 AM
Thank you mate for your valuable input  :-ok Please tell me, is it unit of your friends father, has been previously equipped with Curtiss Shrike?

Next set of images is A model  :-flo
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: No.1 on December 15, 2010, 12:21:51 PM
Following images present B model and different operators so except of the US samples you will see here Chile, France and Mexican machines.

 :-flo
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: No.1 on December 15, 2010, 12:25:53 PM
Next pack of B model images...
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: No.1 on December 15, 2010, 12:28:41 PM
More B images...
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: No.1 on December 15, 2010, 12:32:27 PM
And the final set of images, all B model  :-tri
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: Profa on December 15, 2010, 09:13:29 PM
What a great collection!!! :-ok :-flo
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: Sall on December 15, 2010, 09:33:39 PM
Lovely images! :-flo
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: Paul Bradley on December 16, 2010, 01:03:26 AM
Nice!

I'll bet I'm the only one here who has flown in an SBD...!   :)) :-smey :-cool
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: No.1 on December 16, 2010, 01:07:46 AM
Glad you like this images ;) Paul- I guess you are right :))
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: samuraj77 on December 16, 2010, 03:54:25 PM
Outstanding collection  :-clap :-clap :-clap
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: No.1 on December 16, 2010, 04:52:26 PM
This is just small selection of A-24, with SDB Dauntless there would be many pages with images ;)
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: Second Air Force on December 16, 2010, 10:58:45 PM
Thank you mate for your valuable input  :-ok Please tell me, is it unit of your friends father, has been previously equipped with Curtiss Shrike?

Yes, the 3rd Attack (later redesignated as 3rd Bombardment Group) had the A-12 Shrike in the between-wars years.

Again, great photos, and especially the airplanes that were flown by other countries. Here in the U.S. a lot of A-24s were used as utility airplanes and target tow-tugs.

Scott
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: No.1 on December 16, 2010, 11:02:14 PM
Thank you for additional info mate :-ok I hope that this images would inspire some of us to make kit... long time ago I had Airfix kit in 1/72 scale
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: Second Air Force on December 18, 2010, 05:12:28 PM
You've inspired me to dust off this old Accurate Miniatures SBD kit! I'm planning on borrowing some photos of 8th Attack Squadron A-24s from my co-worker and building one of the airplanes they flew early in the Pacific war.
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_5881.jpg)

Just for reference, here is a 1/72 Hasegawa SBD-3 with Eduard dive flaps. This airplane was flown by Lt. (jg) William E. Hall during the Battle of the Coral Sea where he was credited with shooting down three enemy aircraft. Lt. Hall was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the 8 May 1942 battle and the airplane was dumped overboard after landing aboard the Lexington because of battle damage.
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_5882.jpg)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_5883.jpg)

Scott
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: No.1 on December 18, 2010, 05:17:29 PM
This is way to go mate :-clap
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: Second Air Force on December 18, 2010, 05:47:50 PM
Everyone here has INSPIRED me to build again! :-obey :-jump :-ok :-tri :-flo (It may take a while, but at least I'm digging kits out of storage.......)
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: No.1 on December 18, 2010, 06:04:52 PM
If you need anything in hi resolution for details... just let me know :))
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: Second Air Force on December 21, 2010, 02:56:35 AM
I have obtained some photos of the A-24 I'm planning to build from my friend whose dad served in the 3rd Group. Perhaps I'll make time to work on it during the Christmas vacation period. I'm really excited to finally have an excuse to build an Accurate Miniatures kit! I'll start a thread on the Modeling forum when things get underway.

Scott
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: No.1 on December 21, 2010, 07:58:37 AM
:-ok
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: No.1 on December 21, 2010, 10:44:00 AM
I am wonder how many of us have kit of this plane, maybe to make group build?
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: Second Air Force on December 21, 2010, 12:01:53 PM
That sounds like a great idea--we were going to do a group build on WIX a few years ago but it never got going.

Scott
Title: Re: Douglas A-24 Banshee
Post by: No.1 on December 21, 2010, 12:17:44 PM
No problem, open new topic, explain idea and lets see how many will join here :-ok