Sighting: What were they?

[OOZ662]

I'm curious about this one...I wish I had whipped out my phone to take a picture, but I was too busy staring. Just as I finished walking my girlfriend home, two planes flew over me in formation out here that looked a little like SBDs...they're painted pretty nasty (look like racing colors) but I could see places where pylons belonged. At first I thought they were SBDs, but they kinda had that "older" aura to them, like they were a precursor of some sort. Pretty sure they were headed toward Whidbey NAS, but I'm not sure on that either. According to mom, there's a bunch of old birds out there right now, but these two are the only ones I've seen.

Any ideas?

[Saurdaukar]

A T-6 would look slightly similar from below.

[OOZ662]

I feel retarded for not thinking of that. That's a good possibility...

[RATTFINK]

Did they look like this?


WWII T-6 Trainer

[SectorNine50]

Here in Oregon I saw a similar plane.  Looked like a TBM or SBD, the one I saw was painted a bright yellow color IIRC, and had the American insignia on the wing.  Air show thing perhaps?

[RATTFINK]

My pic went away.

Here it is

[MiloMorai]

Your pic is still there Rattfink.

How many SBDs are still flying?

[Redlegs]

Here in Oregon I saw a similar plane.  Looked like a TBM or SBD, the one I saw was painted a bright yellow color IIRC, and had the American insignia on the wing.  Air show thing perhaps?

Sounds like some At-6s I saw recently at an airshow. They were bright yellow.

[RATTFINK]

Your pic is still there Rattfink.

How many SBDs are still flying?

Not 5 posts above it isn't.

[MiloMorai]

Here you go, from your post.

[1sum41]

there are only 3 sbds that still fly

[RATTFINK]

I still don't see it LOL!