From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Stewart Bailey" References: <000601c3a30e$face7590$6a01a8c0@STEWART> Subject: Re: SBD-3 Walkaround Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 16:19:35 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00FD_01C3A226.4ADD9B40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00FD_01C3A226.4ADD9B40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com =20 Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Stewart Bailey=20 To: 'Steve Bamford ARC'=20 Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 12:05 PM Subject: SBD-3 Walkaround Steve- =20 Here are the photos I promised of the Kalamazoo Air Zoo's SBD-3 = Dauntless. There are 98 total and I've had to break them down into five = separate emails, as I've tried 3 times so far to send them, and it gives = our server fits. I realize that this may be overkill, but as I was = telling one of our volunteers, this plane is special. Unlike many = modern warbirds that have been modified with new avionics, seats for = passengers, antennas, and so on, this bird is as it was in 1943. = Everything is as close to original as humanly possible; it's like it has = been transported forward 60 years in a time machine. You don't find = them like that very often. =20 =20 Below is a list of the captions. =20 =20 Stewart=20 =20 =20 Douglas SBD-3 Photos =20 This aircraft, BuNo. 06624 was one of a number of SBDs lost during = training in the Great Lakes aboard the paddlewheel carriers Wolverine = and Sable. It was stricken on September 19, 1943 when the pilot trainee = accidentally switched to a dry fuel tank, lost power on landing, = boltered and went over the side into Lake Michigan. It was recovered in = the early 1990s, and placed on loan to the Kalamazoo Aviation History = Museum (Air Zoo) for restoration by the National Museum of Naval = Aviation. Research into the aircraft showed that it has served with the = VS-41 "Tophatters" aboard the USS Ranger (CV-4) and had flown bombing = missions in support of the Operation Torch landings in Algeria. The Air = Zoo's restoration staff chose to finish the aircraft in the markings it = wore at that time. For more information on the aircraft and its = restoration, visit www.airzoo.org =20 Photos were taken at the Air Zoo over several days in October 2003. =20 01 Starboard front quarter 02 Port front quarter 03 Port side (unfortunately, it's a little tight in the museum) 04 Port rear quarter 05 Starboard rear quarter 06 Engine cowling & Wright R-1820-52 Cyclone engine 07 Close-up of crankcase and propeller 08 Carburetor air intake 09 Oil cooler intake 10 Bomb displacement crutch 11 Close-up of crutch pivot mechanism and hydraulics vent pipe 12 Starboard side of bomb crutch 13 Port wheel well, looking outward 14 Port wheel well, looking inward 15 Upper end of port gear strut 16 Underwing stiffeners and port catapult bridal hook 17 Underside of cowling 18 Starboard exhaust from below 19 Port exhaust 20 Port gear strut from the front 21 Port gear strut from the side 22 Port gear strut from behind 23 Top of port gear strut, outer wing attachment point and gun = camera window 24 Port bomb shackle looking out 25 Port bomb shackle from front quarter 26 Landing light in port wing 27 Underside of port aileron showing control linkage 28 Port navigation light 29 Port aileron 30 Port lower dive brake looking inward 31 Actuators for port outer dive brakes 32 Port upper dive brake 33 Trim tab in port aileron 34 Formation light in upper surface of port wing 35 Antenna attachment point on port fuselage side 36 Pilot's hand-hold/step on port side of fuselage 37 Cowl flap actuators, port side 38 Antenna mast attachment point 39 Antenna mast 40 Cockpit and windshield 41 Gunner's canopy in open position (stacked) 42 Rear gun mount, port side 43 Non-skid walkway, port (starboard is identical) 44 Rear gun mount 45 Colored recognition lights under center fuselage (red, blue, = yellow: front to rear) 46 Tail hook pivot 47 Hook end and tailwheel 48 Port stabilizer, upper surface 49 Trim tab in port elevator 50 Tailwheel and hold down 51 Rudder trim tab actuator 52 Rudder hinge area 53 Tail navigation light 54 Tail antenna mast 55 Solid rubber tail wheel 56 Tail hook point (not the rubber bump strip on the underside = of the fuselage) 57 Elevator trim tab actuator, underside starboard stabilizer 58 Vertical stabilizer, starboard side 59 Winged dinosaur marking on starboard side of tail only. On = some occasions, a winged turtle was painted on aircraft that had crossed = the equator signifying a "shell back." However this particular aircraft = featured a winged "Sinclair Oil" dinosaur. perhaps some sort of joke? = Our restoration people traced it from the original marking and made a = stencil to apply in after restoration was complete. 60 Tail antenna mast, starboard side 61 Navigation lights on spine and doors for stowing guns (in = closed position) 62 Rear view of rear gun mount 63 Baggage compartment access panel (starboard) 64 Starboard view of stacked gunner's canopy 65 Rear gun mount, starboard side 66 Starboard navigation light 67 Fixed wing slots on starboard wing 68 Starboard gear leg from outside 69 Starboard exhaust and lug for starter crank 70 Back side of engine cylinders through starboard cowl flaps 71 Piece of original engine which had to be replaced 72 Instrument panel from port side 73 Starboard side of cockpit, forward 74 Starboard side of cockpit, aft 75 Stick and floorboard 76 Cockpit cowl with telescopic bomb sight and compass 77 Stick and rudder pedals 78 Instrument panel from starboard side 79 Post side of cockpit, forward 80 Port side of cockpit, aft (note lifting cable for hoisting = the aircraft with a crane) 81 Seat back, armor plate and roll-over structure 82 Aircraft data plate on port side of roll-over structure 83 Gunner's station looking forward 84 Gunner's basic flight instruments and radio 85 Twin .30 cal. gun mount showing ammo feed 86 Twin .30 cal. mounting point 87 Ammo feed 88 Gunner's armor face plate 89 Twin .30 cals. From starboard side 90 Gunner's seat 91 Shell case ejection chutes from forward 50. cal. machine gun = (port) 92 Gear door and linkage (starboard) 93 Inner face of gear door (port) 94 Tire (port) 95 Starboard .50 cal. machine gun 96 Port .50 cal. machine gun 97 Forward fuselage 98 Wright R-1820-52 Cyclone engine =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00FD_01C3A226.4ADD9B40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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Live=20 like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work = like you=20 don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like = nobody's=20 listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Stewart=20 Bailey
To: 'Steve Bamford ARC'
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, = 2003 12:05=20 PM
Subject: SBD-3 Walkaround

Steve-

 

Here are the photos I = promised of=20 the Kalamazoo Air Zoo’s SBD-3 Dauntless.  There are 98 = total and I’ve had=20 to break them down into five separate emails, as I’ve tried 3 = times so far to=20 send them, and it gives our server fits.  I realize that this may = be=20 overkill, but as I was telling one of our volunteers, this plane is=20 special.  Unlike many modern warbirds that have been modified = with new=20 avionics, seats for passengers, antennas, and so on, this bird is as = it was in=20 1943.  Everything is as close to original as humanly possible; = it’s like=20 it has been transported forward 60 years in a time machine.  You = don’t=20 find them like that very often. 

 

Below is a list of the=20 captions. 

 

Stewart =

 

 

Douglas SBD-3 Photos

 

This aircraft, BuNo. 06624 was one of a = number of SBDs=20 lost during training in the Great Lakes aboard the = paddlewheel=20 carriers Wolverine and Sable.  It was stricken on September 19, = 1943 when=20 the pilot trainee accidentally switched to a dry fuel tank, lost power = on=20 landing, boltered and went over the side into Lake Michigan.  It = was=20 recovered in the early 1990s, and placed on loan to the Kalamazoo = Aviation=20 History Museum (Air Zoo) for restoration by the National Museum of = Naval=20 Aviation.  Research into the aircraft showed that it has served = with the=20 VS-41 “Tophatters” aboard the USS Ranger (CV-4) and had = flown bombing missions=20 in support of the Operation Torch landings in Algeria.  The Air = Zoo’s=20 restoration staff chose to finish the aircraft in the markings it wore = at that=20 time.  For more information on the aircraft and its restoration, = visit www.airzoo.org

 

Photos were taken at the Air Zoo over = several days in=20 October 2003.

 

01        = Starboard=20 front quarter

02        = Port=20 front quarter

03        = Port side=20 (unfortunately, it’s a little tight in the = museum)

04        = Port rear=20 quarter

05        = Starboard=20 rear quarter

06        = Engine=20 cowling & Wright R-1820-52 Cyclone engine

07        = Close-up=20 of crankcase and propeller

08        = Carburetor air intake

09        = Oil=20 cooler intake

10        = Bomb=20 displacement crutch

11        = Close-up=20 of crutch pivot mechanism and hydraulics vent pipe

12        = Starboard=20 side of bomb crutch

13        = Port=20 wheel well, looking outward

14        = Port=20 wheel well, looking inward

15        = Upper end=20 of port gear strut

16        = Underwing=20 stiffeners and port catapult bridal hook

17        = Underside=20 of cowling

18        = Starboard=20 exhaust from below

19        = Port=20 exhaust

20        = Port gear=20 strut from the front

21        = Port gear=20 strut from the side

22        = Port gear=20 strut from behind

23        = Top of=20 port gear strut, outer wing attachment point and gun camera=20 window

24        = Port bomb=20 shackle looking out

25        = Port bomb=20 shackle from front quarter

26        = Landing=20 light in port wing

27        = Underside=20 of port aileron showing control linkage

28        = Port=20 navigation light

29        = Port=20 aileron

30        = Port=20 lower dive brake looking inward

31        = Actuators=20 for port outer dive brakes

32        = Port=20 upper dive brake

33        = Trim tab=20 in port aileron

34        = Formation=20 light in upper surface of port wing

35        = Antenna=20 attachment point on port fuselage side

36        = Pilot’s=20 hand-hold/step on port side of fuselage

37        = Cowl flap=20 actuators, port side

38        = Antenna=20 mast attachment point

39        = Antenna=20 mast

40        = Cockpit=20 and windshield

41        = Gunner’s=20 canopy in open position (stacked)

42        = Rear gun=20 mount, port side

43        = Non-skid=20 walkway, port (starboard is identical)

44        = Rear gun=20 mount

45        = Colored=20 recognition lights under center fuselage (red, blue, yellow: front to=20 rear)

46        = Tail hook=20 pivot

47        = Hook end=20 and tailwheel

48        = Port=20 stabilizer, upper surface

49        = Trim tab=20 in port elevator

50        = Tailwheel=20 and hold down

51        = Rudder=20 trim tab actuator

52        = Rudder=20 hinge area

53        = Tail=20 navigation light

54        = Tail=20 antenna mast

55        = Solid=20 rubber tail wheel

56        = Tail hook=20 point (not the rubber bump strip on the underside of the=20 fuselage)

57        = Elevator=20 trim tab actuator, underside starboard stabilizer

58        = Vertical=20 stabilizer, starboard side

59        = Winged=20 dinosaur marking on starboard side of tail only.  On some = occasions, a=20 winged turtle was painted on aircraft that had crossed the equator = signifying=20 a “shell back.”  However this particular aircraft = featured a winged=20 “Sinclair Oil” dinosaur… perhaps some sort of = joke?  Our restoration=20 people traced it from the original marking and made a stencil to apply = in=20 after restoration was complete.

60        = Tail=20 antenna mast, starboard side

61        = Navigation lights on spine and doors for stowing guns (in closed=20 position)

62        = Rear view=20 of rear gun mount

63        = Baggage=20 compartment access panel (starboard)

64        = Starboard=20 view of stacked gunner’s canopy

65        = Rear gun=20 mount, starboard side

66        = Starboard=20 navigation light

67        = Fixed=20 wing slots on starboard wing

68        = Starboard=20 gear leg from outside

69        = Starboard=20 exhaust and lug for starter crank

70        = Back side=20 of engine cylinders through starboard cowl flaps

71        = Piece of=20 original engine which had to be replaced

72        = Instrument panel from port side

73        = Starboard=20 side of cockpit, forward

74        = Starboard=20 side of cockpit, aft

75        = Stick and=20 floorboard

76        = Cockpit=20 cowl with telescopic bomb sight and compass

77        = Stick and=20 rudder pedals

78        = Instrument panel from starboard side

79        = Post side=20 of cockpit, forward

80        = Port side=20 of cockpit, aft (note lifting cable for hoisting the aircraft with a=20 crane)

81        = Seat=20 back, armor plate and roll-over structure

82        = Aircraft=20 data plate on port side of roll-over structure

83        = Gunner’s=20 station looking forward

84        = Gunner’s=20 basic flight instruments and radio

85        = Twin .30=20 cal. gun mount showing ammo feed

86        = Twin .30=20 cal. mounting point

87        = Ammo=20 feed

88        = Gunner’s=20 armor face plate

89        = Twin .30=20 cals. From starboard side

90        = Gunner’s=20 seat

91        = Shell=20 case ejection chutes from forward 50. cal. machine gun=20 (port)

92        = Gear door=20 and linkage (starboard)

93        = Inner=20 face of gear door (port)

94        = Tire=20 (port)

95        = Starboard=20 .50 cal. machine gun

96        = Port .50=20 cal. machine gun

97        = Forward=20 fuselage

98        = Wright=20 R-1820-52 Cyclone engine

 

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