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HELLDIVER/Bu. 19866

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver

Serial #: 19866
Construction #: -
Civil Registration:
  None
Model: SB2C-4 Helldiver
Name: None
Status: Restoration
Last info: 2012

History:
Delivered to U.S. Navy as Bu. 19866, 19??.
- Ditched in Otay Lake, CA after suffering engine failure, May 28, 1945.
-- Crew OK.
- Accident report erroneously listed this plane as being Bu. 19886.
National Museum Of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL, August 20, 2010-2012.
- Recovered from lake, 2010.
- Under restoration for static display.

Source(s):
Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page
Photo Source(s):
Mark Fidler
Research Assistance:

None

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