SBD-1P_NACA_1941 Published on April 27, 2023 in 1 May 1940Full resolution (629 × 503) ← Previous Next → A Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless at the NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, circa 1941. (NASA)
1 May 1940: The first Douglas Aircraft Company SBD-1 Dauntless dive bomber, Bu. No. 1596 (s/n 449), made its first flight at El Segundo, California.The serial number must be 549. The s/n 449 it is a French DB-7 .Reply
1 May 1940: The first Douglas Aircraft Company SBD-1 Dauntless dive bomber, Bu. No. 1596 (s/n 449), made its first flight at El Segundo, California.
The serial number must be 549. The s/n 449 it is a French DB-7 .
Thank you. I will re-check my source.
You are correct. I blame a typographic; error. 🙂