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vdomini
12-07-2011, 01:14 PM
Hello everybody!

I was looking at some of the upcoming BOS screenshots and i got intrigued by the sbd-3 dive bomber flaps shape... red with holes...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Dauntless_bomb_drop.jpg

So i browsed tru internet and i found some nice vet stories about BDS , if you have 10 minutes to spare it might be a nice reading for all aviation enthusiast like me.

http://www.midway42.org/fisher-sbd.htm#Top



...."You could always tell an SBD pilot by the oil on his flight helmet!"


Have a nice day!

flynlion
12-07-2011, 02:30 PM
Good read Vdomini, thanks for sharing. The SBD has always been one of my favorites.

olife
12-07-2011, 04:13 PM
Hello everybody!

I was looking at some of the upcoming BOS screenshots and i got intrigued by the sbd-3 dive bomber flaps shape... red with holes...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Dauntless_bomb_drop.jpg

So i browsed tru internet and i found some nice vet stories about BDS , if you have 10 minutes to spare it might be a nice reading for all aviation enthusiast like me.

http://www.midway42.org/fisher-sbd.htm#Top



...."You could always tell an SBD pilot by the oil on his flight helmet!"


Have a nice day!

hello bro!

very good!!thx a lot for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!

friendly
olife