Douglas SBD-6 54805 Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River The defining feature of the

The defining feature of the Skytop Lounge is its breathtaking full-width curved glass rear observation end — a sweeping wrap-around window that gave passengers in the lounge an unobstructed panoramic view of the receding landscape from the rear of the train

where it was renumbered 5003A and put to work on CNW's Midwest passenger services out of Chicago in the railroad's yellow and green livery — a second life for a locomotive that had already outlasted most of its contemporaries

the cars dispersed to a variety of subsequent operators who modified the carbody by replacing the GN herald panel with flush fluting

and capable of operating by day or night

Douglas SBD-6 54805 Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River The defining feature of theThese are 1 72 scale decals for Douglas SBD 6 Dauntless 54805, operated by the Naval Air Test Center (NATC) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, wearing the late war and postwar tri color scheme of NS Sea Blue (ANA 607) upper surfaces, Intermediate Blue (ANA 608) sides, and Insignia White (ANA 601) undersides, with bold "NATC" and "805" markings. The SBD 6 was the final and most powerful production variant of the Dauntless, fitted with the