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| SBD Dauntless at Chicago Midway Airport |
If you are going to be a traveler you are going to go though a Chicago airport from time to time. Sometimes it may be O Hare and sometimes it may be Midway. Once the Douglas Dauntless was the subject of models, toy airplanes, and drawings in books. Looking at the shape of this Dauntless you can see why it was symbolic of American design and invention. The Dauntless hangs inside one of the concourses in the Midway airport where it will be preserved for a long time.
The Dauntless and many other aircraft of the time were designed to perform a function and were appealing in their appearance. They looked like racing airplanes with their curves made to reduce drag for maximum performance. The sound of their engines was another part of their operation that people of their time have talked about with pleasant recollection.
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