Re: the SBD on Guadalcanal

Scotthight Wrote:
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> My mom's cousin was a Marine pilot during the
> Guadalcanal campaign and flew the SBD. He was
> credited with shooting down a Japanese Zero. We
> don't know if he, or his rear gunner, did the
> shooting.

The Cactus Air Force did a lot of flying with the
Douglas on Guadalcanal. There's a very interesting outdoor
museum to the west of where Henderson Field was located
that has a number of wrecks and parts from the 6 month long
struggle and included is a fuselage from one. Beticama
Museum near the Lunga Power plant also has an SBD outside.

The Marines and Navy really did a lot of damage to Japanese
shipping and the large losses of transports and other supply
ships helped to shorten the war.