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Aircraft Model
US Douglas SBD Dauntless
Depicted In
Image
Crew
2
Aircraft Class
Wheeled
Aircraft Role
Dive Bomber
Aircraft Feature
Dive Brakes
Operated During
Assignment
1942-Aug-20 US VMSB 232 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Aug-24 US VB 6 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Aug-24 US VS 5 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Aug-30 US VMSB 231 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Dec-12 US VMSB 233 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Nov-12 US VMSB 142 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Oct-29 US VMSB 132 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Sep-23 US VMSB 141 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Sep-28 US VS 71 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1943-Jan-18 US VMSB 234 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
Operated By
Air Unit
US VB 2
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US VB 5
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US VB 6
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US VMSB 132
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US VMSB 141
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US VMSB 142
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US VMSB 231
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US VMSB 232
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US VMSB 233
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US VMSB 234
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US VS 2
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US VS 5
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US VS 71
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USA VB 3
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USA VS 3
Details
Army version was
An US Douglas A24 Banshee.
Aircraft Models
Developed By
Designed By
In Service
Number Produced
United States
Douglas,
1937 Jan 01
5 936
Aircraft Models
Length
Height
Wingspan
Wing Area
Loaded Weight
Payload
Wing Loading
Pressure
Aspect Ratio
32.677ft
13.583ft
41.535ft
322.917ft2
10 200lb
2 250lb
154.221Pa
5.343
Aircraft Models
Engines
Total Engine
Power To Weight Ratio
1
1 200hp
193.41
Aircraft Models
Range
Maximum Speed
Rate Of Climb
Estimated Climb Rate
Ceiling
950.698mile
250mph
1 700ft/min
1 940.514ft/min
26 000ft
Aircraft Armaments
Aircraft Armament
As Built Of
Ship Class
USS Casablanca Aircraft 9 X US Douglas SBD Dauntless
USS Casablanca
USS Independence Aircraft 9 X US Douglas SBD Dauntless
USS Independence
Air Unit Involvements
1)
Used By
Air Unit Involvement
2) 1:
as
Aircraft Usage
3) 2:
Used
US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal - 1942 08 28 1820 Air Strike Henderson Field Against Destroyers The Slot Or New Georgia Sound
N
10
US VB 2 - 1942 05 07 0926 Air Strike TG 17 Against Shoho Coral Sea
N
10
US VB 2 - 1942 05 08 0840 Air Strike Yorktown Against Shokaku And Zuikaku Coral Sea
N
11
US VB 5 - 1942 05 04 0630 Air Strike Against Tulagi Coral Sea
N
14
US VB 5 - 1942 05 07 0926 Air Strike TG 17 Against Shoho Coral Sea
N
8
US VB 5 - 1942 05 08 0840 Air Strike Yorktown Against Shokaku And Zuikaku Coral Sea
N
12
US VMSB 232 - 1942 08 25 0000 Air Strike Marine SDBs Hit Jintsu Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
N
US VMSB 232 - 1942 Aug 20 United States Reinforcement From USS Long Island Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
N
12
US VS 2 - 1942 05 07 0926 Air Strike TG 17 Against Shoho Coral Sea
N
10
US VS 2 - 1942 05 08 0840 Air Strike Yorktown Against Shokaku And Zuikaku Coral Sea
N
11
US VS 5 - 1942 05 04 0630 Air Strike Against Tulagi Coral Sea
N
14
US VS 5 - 1942 05 07 0926 Air Strike TG 17 Against Shoho Coral Sea
N
17
US VS 5 - 1942 05 08 0840 Air Strike Yorktown Against Shokaku And Zuikaku Coral Sea
N
12
USA VB 3 - 1942 08 23 0100 Battle Of Eastern Solomon Islands
N
18
USA VB 3 - 1942 Aug 07 United States Landing Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Tulagi, Solomon Islands
N
18
USA VS 3 - 1942 08 23 0100 Battle Of Eastern Solomon Islands
N
18
USA VS 3 - 1942 Aug 07 United States Landing Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Tulagi, Solomon Islands
N
18
Assignments
Operated During
Assignment
as
Aircraft Operation
Assign To
Unit
1942-Aug-20 US VMSB 232 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
N
Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Aug-24 US VB 6 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
N
Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Aug-24 US VS 5 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
N
Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Aug-30 US VMSB 231 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
N
Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Dec-12 US VMSB 233 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
N
Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Nov-12 US VMSB 142 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
N
Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Oct-29 US VMSB 132 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
N
Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Sep-23 US VMSB 141 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
N
Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1942-Sep-28 US VS 71 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
N
Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
1943-Jan-18 US VMSB 234 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
N
Facility: US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal
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