Curtiss SB2C
Helldiver
N92879
(c/n 83725)
This
shot was taken at Chino, California in the early 1960s. I do not
have a shot of a Curtiss
"Son of a
Bitch, Second Class" (ask any Navy man who flew one) in pure civilian
markings.
I
doubt that there were any. This was taken just
prior to the establishment of the
Ontario
Air Museum. It eventually passed
to the Confederate Air
Force and was at Harlingen in
1971. It is currently registered to the American Airpower
Heritage Museum, Midland, Tx.
(formerly the
CAF). Original BuAer number was 83589.