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Casualty Info
Home Town Providence County, Rhode Island
Last Address Camp O'Donnell, Luzon, Philippines
Casualty Date May 20, 1942
Cause MIA-Died in Captivity
Reason Unknown, Not Reported
Location Philippines
Conflict World War II/Asian-Pacific Theater
Location of Interment Manila American Cemetery - Taguig City, Philippines
Aircraft/Missile Information
The U.S. Army had its own version of the SBD, known as the A-24 Banshee, which lacked the tail hook used for carrier landings, and a pneumatic tire replaced the solid tail wheel. First assigned to the 27th Bombardment Group (Light) at Hunter Field, Ga., A-24s participated in the Louisiana maneuvers during September 1941. There were three versions of the Banshee (A-24, the A-24A and A-24B) used by the Army in the early stages of the war.[1]The USAAF used 948 of the 5,937 Dauntlesses built.
General characteristics
* Crew: Two * Length: 33 ft 1 in (10.08 m) * Wingspan: 41 ft 6 in (12.65 m) * Height: 13 ft 7 in (4.14 m) * Wing area: 325 ft� (30.19 m�) * Empty weight: 6,404 lb (2,905 kg) * Loaded weight: 10,676 lb (4,843 kg) * Max takeoff weight: 10,700 lb (4,853 kg) * Powerplant: 1� Wright R-1820-60 radial engine, 1,200 hp (895 kW)
Performance
* Maximum speed: 255 mph (410.38 km/h) * Range: 773 mi (1243.8 km) * Service ceiling 25,530 ft (7,780 m) * Rate of climb: 1,700 ft/min (8.6 m/s) * Wing loading: 32.8 lb/ft� (160.4 kg/m�) * Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (0.18 kW/kg)
Armament
* 2x 0.50 in (12.7 mm) forward-firing machine guns in engine cowling * 1x 0.30 cal (7.62 mm) flexible-mounted machine guns in rear (later versions fitted with 2x machine guns of the same caliber) * 2,250 lb (1,020 kg) of bombs
