Military Aviation Museum Welcomes Douglas SBD Dauntless to Aircraft Collection
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Monday, March 1, 2021
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Military Aviation Museum is pleased to announce that the most recent addition to the collection in Virginia Beach is a Douglas SBD Dauntless.
Key Points:
- VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Military Aviation Museum is pleased to announce that the most recent addition to the collection in Virginia Beach is a Douglas SBD Dauntless.
- "We are particularly excited to welcome an SBD Dauntless into the collection, it is one of the most famous US Navy aircraft of WWII, and it is a type that our visitors often ask about," says Military Museum Director Keegan Chetwynd.
- Introduced in 1940, the Dauntless was developed as a scout bomber, hence its SBD designation (Scout Bomber Douglas).
- About the Military Aviation Museum:
A 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization, the Military Aviation Museum is home to one of the world's largest collections of airworthy military aircraft from the first 50-years of flight.