A U.S. Navy Douglas BD-2 at Naval Air Station South Weymoth, Massachusetts (USA). Note the Daisy Mae nose art and the squadron designation for Experimental Squadron 2 (VX-2). The U.S. Navy procured its first example of the aircraft in 1941, when a single XF-3 photo-reconnaissance aircraft was transfered from the U.S. Army Air Corps for evaluation. This aircraft received the designation BD-1 and the Navy subsequently received eight A-20B-DLs under the desgination BD-2. With the provisions for offensive and defensive armament removed, these aircraft were employed for target towing and general utility duties.
U.S. Navy
circa 1944 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1944-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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