[hawkonevoodoo]

I have only seen one model and a couple of decals for Wade McClusky's SBD-3. I can't believe that there are so few pictures of such an important aircraft. The couple of views I have seen have a white mark on the rudder and one just above the white diagonal lines on the tail. I assume one is the BuNo., which by the way I have found two different numbers, and the other I have no idea what it is. If you have this 1/48 Hasagawa kit and can read these two white marks I sure would like to know what they say. I circled the markings I'm referring to.

[Tundra04]

Originally Posted by hawkonevoodoo

I have only seen one model and a couple of decals for Wade McClusky's SBD-3. I can't believe that there are so few pictures of such an important aircraft. The couple of views I have seen have a white mark on the rudder and one just above the white diagonal lines on the tail. I assume one is the BuNo., which by the way I have found two different numbers, and the other I have no idea what it is. If you have this 1/48 Hasagawa kit and can read these two white marks I sure would like to know what they say. I circled the markings I'm referring to.

Hey Hawk1...If you don't get any replies here, you may want to try the Naval Aviation museum resource center again. I think I mentioned them when you were looking for the angle of the open dive flaps on the Dauntless

[kgonline]

Hawk, page 56 of squadron'sSBD walk around shows the tail, above the diagonal lines would say service branch, underneath that the bureau number. On the rudder was the model designation, SBD-3.

[hawkonevoodoo]

Originally Posted by Tundra04

Hey Hawk1...If you don't get any replies here, you may want to try the Naval Aviation museum resource center again. I think I mentioned them when you were looking for the angle of the open dive flaps on the Dauntless

Thanks again. I forgot all about that place. It worked well the last time. I appreciate the reminder.

[hawkonevoodoo]

Originally Posted by kgonline

Hawk, page 56 of squadron'sSBD walk around shows the tail, above the diagonal lines would say service branch, underneath that the bureau number. On the rudder was the model designation, SBD-3.

Thanks, I went through my list of over 350 books and this has to be the only one on the SBD that I don't have. But this does get me started in the right direction. By the way, welcome to the forum, glad you could make it.