Vought SBU-1 #1
Vought SBU-1 BuNo. 9758 VS-3B Indian Chief's Squadron
Date: 04/20/2008
Vought SBU-1 BuNo. 9758 VS-3B "Indian Chief" Squadron Aircraft 3-S-6
SBU VS-3B dive bomber of USS Lexington's "Indian Chiefs" Scouting squadron. The squadron was renumbered from VS-3B to VS-2 in the great fleet reorganization of 1937, but they kept their yellow tails and stayed aboard the Lexington.
Aircraft Unit History
11-22-35 Assigned VS-3B, USS Lexington.
4-1-37 VS-2, USS Lexington.
12-06-38 VS-42, USS Ranger.
12-19-38 VS-42, USS Ranger. Accident
06-09-39 VS-42, USS Ranger.
11-24-42 Stricken from records.
Photograph caption: Side view of a Vought Scout-Bomber.
SBU VS-3B dive bomber of USS Lexington's "Indian Chiefs" Scouting squadron. The squadron was renumbered from VS-3B to VS-2 in the great fleet reorganization of 1937, but they kept their yellow tails and stayed aboard the Lexington.
Aircraft Unit History
11-22-35 Assigned VS-3B, USS Lexington.
4-1-37 VS-2, USS Lexington.
12-06-38 VS-42, USS Ranger.
12-19-38 VS-42, USS Ranger. Accident
06-09-39 VS-42, USS Ranger.
11-24-42 Stricken from records.
Photograph caption: Side view of a Vought Scout-Bomber.
