File:SBD-4 RNZAF Espiritu Santo 1943.jpg
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| Description | A Douglas SBD-4 Dauntless (BuNo 06766, RNZAF serial NZ5034) assigned to the Royal New Zealand Air Force receives the attention of ground personnel on Espiritu Santo, in 1944. This aircraft was one of 27 SBD-4s obtained by the RNZAF and operated in the Solomon Islands by No. 25 Squadron RNZAF in 1943/44 until being replaced by Vought F4U-1 Corsair fighters. The SBD-4 BuNo 06766 (c/n 1611) was returned to the U.S. Marine Corps in March 1944. |
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| Source | U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.832 [1] |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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