M48 · Later museum object history and technical summary

SBD-3 Dauntless: museum aircraft and specifications

Crew roles, engine designation and quoted armament for the SBD-3 summary; the preserved aircraft’s service history.

Author
The National WWII Museum
Date
Undated collection page · checked 18 October 2026
Passage
BuNo 06508 history and SBD-3 / A-24 specification panel

What has been checked

Object-history and specification text read on 18 October 2026. Original aircraft handbook and restoration documentation not inspected.

How to read it

A modern summary, with rounded dimensions and unspecified conditions for performance figures. Maximum range/load are not adopted as Midway sortie data. The displayed aircraft is not identified here as a Midway participant; SBD-2 and SBD-3 returns remain distinct.

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Enlarged historical photograph

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