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Old 05-06-2009, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris Bell View Post
A Douglas SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber, Converted to civilian use.
Just a guess
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SBD_Dauntless

I went over some photos and I think you hit the nail on the head. I can't think of any other plane from that time that has flaps that look like that. And that pole on the left in front of the cockpit (Maybe its for a sensor of somesort?)
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