SBD at the USS Hornet Museum from New Zealand

Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:25 am

I've just heard from a friend that the USS Hornet Museum has recently received an SBD-5 which they aquired from New Zealand. Does anyone know anything more about this? The only SBD I know of in New Zealand is the -4 at the RNZAF museum... and surely this isn't the one that was traded?

Cheers,
Richard

Tue Nov 23, 2004 12:33 pm

I dont know about one coming from New Zealand but I do know the Hornet has SBD-4 Bu 10508 on loan from the NMNA.

Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:10 pm

That's interesting. My friend, who's Dauntless I am working on, was called by the guy working on restoring the Hornet's SBD. He said that what they were working on, the fuselage at least, had come from New Zealand, and that they were looking for SBD-5 components. I wonder whether they have a parts airplane as well?

Cheers,
Richard

Website · Tue Nov 23, 2004 5:38 pm

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I think if you go back aways on this or the Flypast site(if it was working) you would find a fairly lengthy thread about this or similar regarding the apparent discovery of several/parts of NZ SBDs - the conclusion was inconclusive I think in that whilst there were strong rumors nobody had actually seen them - perhaps this is the evidence !

Interesting none the less

Regards
John P

Tue Nov 23, 2004 7:55 pm

I believe this one came from the Pima Air and Space Museum. They claimed it was from the RNZAF, and they also claimed it came from the Philippines. It was traded or loaned 2 1/2 years ago.

Wed Nov 24, 2004 3:01 am

There have been very little in the way of RNZAF SBD remains known in N.Z. The only option I can think of is the parts owned by Ross Jowitt..but these were just that..parts.

Dave

Wed Nov 24, 2004 3:38 pm

Hey Dave... first I've heard of Ross's SBD parts... any chance he has any canopy components?

Cheers,
Richard

Website · Wed Nov 24, 2004 7:56 pm

Hi Dave

Where did the Australian one being done in NSW come from - any connection here?

Regards
John P

Wed Nov 24, 2004 8:00 pm

Don't hassle me dammit :!:

Dave

Ok..Ok, I will do a bit more research and get back to .

Website · Wed Nov 24, 2004 8:05 pm

Sorry Dave

I guess you are having a bad day too

I am trying to do 2 cabinet submissions by 4.00 so I guess I know where you are coming from..
I can find out about the SBD and let you know what I find out

Regards
John P

Thu Nov 25, 2004 11:58 pm

Richard

Unable to find out if there are any canopy components to date. John, Mr Haugheys example was salvaged from the Pacific Is. apparently. Hope to get further details at some stage.

Dave

Website · Fri Nov 26, 2004 12:19 am

Hi Dave

Thanks for that I know you are flat out at present.

I have a bit of info coming through too so we can compare notes when it arrives

There is another one coming too apparently so that will be interesting - I think just for parts.

Regards
John P

PS did you get the CD yet - I mailed it myself so I know it went.

If not can you email me when it arrives

Fri Nov 26, 2004 2:02 am

John

No sign as yet, will email when it arrives, thanks.

Dave

Wed Dec 01, 2004 2:50 pm

RMAllnutt wrote:Hey Dave... first I've heard of Ross's SBD parts... any chance he has any canopy components?

Cheers,
Richard

I was talking to Ross yesterday and he has no SBD parts left, and as to the start of this thread, Ross recovered an SBD from Vanawatu and sold it to someone in Kansas in the '90s, maybe this is the a/c that the USS Hornet museum has got its hands on.