SBD Dauntless found off Maui

Hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like it might be a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver rather than a Dauntless. Canopy frame, headrest and upper fuselage look Helldiver-ish to me. As I say, hard to tell, and they seem pretty sure it’s a Dauntless…

There’s a Corsair dive about a 20 min drive & 20 min boat trip from Waikiki – great stuff, especially now they’ve taken the marker buoy off the prop hub!

Had a sudden encounter with a large, greenish moray, face to face.

“This is *your* mg compartment you say?”

“Well, right you are. I’ll just be moving along to the other side…”

Hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like it might be a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver rather than a Dauntless. Canopy frame, headrest and upper fuselage look Helldiver-ish to me. As I say, hard to tell, and they seem pretty sure it’s a Dauntless…

I’d agree. Helldiver, not SBD

Yep, its a Helldiver and they have found out which one;

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