Author Topic: SBD ord load.  (Read 1153 times)

Offline AceHavok

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Re: SBD ord load.
« Reply #15 on: November 09, 2010, 12:16:00 AM »
The SB2C Hell Diver carried a 1,600IB bomb I believe.
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Offline TOMCAT21

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Re: SBD ord load.
« Reply #16 on: November 09, 2010, 10:02:51 AM »
the first 4 models of the SBD typically carried 1 x 1000LBer under belly and 1 x 100lber under each wing. SBD-5 the bombload was changed to 1 x 1600 lber under the belly and 1 x 325lb bomb under each wing as I stated earlier.
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