Crash Site SBD-3 Dauntless 06662
On 1 December 1941, SBD-3 Dauntless 06662 crashed on Henderson Field, killing its pilot. Its board gunner survived the crash. The plane wreck is exhibited at the Betikama College Museum.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: U.S. Navy
- Pacific Wrecks
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- Betikama College War Museum - Honiara
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Crash site
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