Website Theme Change
On October 9, 2025 I changed this site's theme to what I feel is a much better design than previous themes. Some pages will not be affected by this design change, but other pages that I changed and new pages I added in the last several days need to have some of their photos re-sized so they will display properly with the new theme design. Thank you for your patience while I make these changes over the next several days. -- Ray Merriam
Showing posts with label Douglas SBD Dauntless Target Tug. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Douglas SBD Dauntless Target Tug. Show all posts
Douglas SBD Dauntless Target Tug
Douglas SBD Dauntless coded Y15 that appears being used to tow targets for aerial gunnery practice. Note a thin line extending from beneath the rudder, although that seems like an odd place to attach a tow line; uncertain what the device is beneath the wing. The USAAF A-24 version of the SBD was used as a target tug, but this aircraft appears to be in the standard US Navy three-tone scheme and retains the standard USN hard tail wheel, while the Army version used a pneumatic-tired tail wheel, and it also does not have a tail hook, which was removed on the Army version.
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