NAV WWII Helldiver reunion

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  • George “Art” Plumador, 91, of Malone, N.Y., gets his first look at the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver he flew in during World War II at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., on Monday, August 10, 2015. Plumador was joined by his son Scott, not pictured, and friends Dick Roy, left, and Dick Murphy.
  • George “Art” Plumador, 91, of Malone, N.Y., is reunited with his restored Curtiss SB2C Helldiver at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., on Monday, August 10, 2015. Plumador served as a radio operator and gunner in the Pacific during World War II.
  • George “Art” Plumador, 91, of Malone, N.Y., examines the restored Curtiss SB2C Helldiver he flew in during World War II at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., on Monday, August 10, 2015. Plumador served as a radio operator and gunner aboard the dive bomber.
  • George “Art” Plumador, 91, of Malone, N.Y., looks at his spot in the cockpit of the restored Curtiss SB2C Helldiver he flew in during World War II at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., on Monday, August 10, 2015. Plumador served as a radio operator and gunner aboard the dive bomber.
  • George “Art” Plumador, 91, of Malone, N.Y., is reunited with his restored Curtiss SB2C Helldiver at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., on Monday, August 10, 2015. Plumador served as a radio operator and gunner in the Pacific during World War II.
  • George “Art” Plumador, 91, of Malone, N.Y., examines the restored Curtiss SB2C Helldiver he flew in during World War II at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., on Monday, August 10, 2015. Plumador served as a radio operator and gunner aboard the dive bomber.
  • George “Art” Plumador, 91, of Malone, N.Y., with his son Scott, stands in front of the restored Curtiss SB2C Helldiver he flew in during World War II at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., on Monday, August 10, 2015. Plumador served as a radio operator and gunner aboard the dive bomber.
  • George “Art” Plumador, 91, of Malone, N.Y., examines the restored Curtiss SB2C Helldiver he flew in during Word War II at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., on Monday, August 10, 2015.