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The Douglas SBD Dauntless is a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944. The SBD ("Scout Bomber Douglas") was the United States Navy 's main carrier-based scout/dive bomber from mid-1940 through mid-1944.
One BT-1 was modified with a fixed tricycle landing gear and was the first such aircraft to land on an aircraft carrier. BT-1 of VB-5 in 1938 The final variant, the XBT-2 , was a BT-1 modified to incorporate landing gear which folded laterally into recessed wheel wells, leading edge slots , a redesigned canopy , and was powered by an 800 hp ...
Curtiss XSB2C Helldiver prototype on its maiden flight. The Helldiver was developed to replace the Douglas SBD Dauntless.It was a much larger aircraft, able to operate from the latest aircraft carriers and carry a considerable array of armament.
A SBD-4 Dauntless operated by 25 Squadron was for a time preserved in the Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum at Wigram, displayed in the condition which it was recovered after being lost with its crew while on a training mission at Espiritu Santo. One of the SBD-5 aircraft operated by 25 Squadron has been restored to flying condition in America ...
The Vought SB2U Vindicator is an American carrier-based dive bomber developed for the United States Navy in the 1930s, the first monoplane in this role. Vindicators still remained in service at the time of the Battle of Midway, but by 1943, all had been withdrawn to training units.
The piston-engined, propeller-driven Skyraider was designed during World War II to meet United States Navy requirements for a carrier-based, single-seat, long-range, high performance dive/torpedo bomber, to follow on from earlier aircraft such as the Douglas SBD Dauntless, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver and the Grumman TBF Avenger. [5]
Severe landslide damage on Dauntless Drive near the Portuguese Bend Community, Rancho Palos Verdes, on September 1, 2024. - Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images
The Douglas TBD Devastator was an American torpedo bomber of the United States Navy.Ordered in 1934, it first flew in 1935 and entered service in 1937. At that point, it was the most advanced aircraft flying for the Navy, being the first metal monoplane in the United States Navy [1]; however, by the time of the US entry into World War 2, the TBD was already outdated.