SBD 3 Dauntless Suspended Dive Bomber National World War II Museum New Orleans United States // NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — A restored Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bomber hangs suspended above visitors in the War Birds Gallery at the National WWII Museum. Identified by Bureau Number (BuNo) 06508, this specific aircraft flew combat missions from Henderson Field during the Guadalcanal Campaign as part of the mixed-branch Cactus Air Force. Following a brief 1943 deployment aboard the USS Enterprise, the bomber was repurposed as a stateside trainer before crashing into Lake Michigan during a November

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