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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.
The XBT-2 first flew on 25 April 1938, and after successful testing the Navy placed an order for 144 aircraft. In 1939 the aircraft designation was changed to the Douglas SBD-1 with the last 87 on order completed as SBD-2s. By this point, Northrop had become the El Segundo division of Douglas aircraft, hence the change.
Douglas XB-19 heavy bomber: 1941: retired prototype: 1: Douglas XB-22 medium bomber: n/a: abandoned project: 0: Douglas B-23 Dragon medium bomber: 1939: retired: 38 [notes 1] Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber: 1940: retired 1959: 5,936: Douglas BTD Destroyer torpedo bomber/dive bomber: 1943: retired 1945: 30: Douglas XTB2D Skypirate torpedo ...
Douglas continued to develop new aircraft, including the successful four-engined Douglas DC-6 (1946) and its last propeller-driven commercial aircraft, the Douglas DC-7 (1953). The company had moved into jet propulsion, producing its first for the U.S. Navy — the straight-winged F3D Skyknight in 1948 and then the more "jet age" style F4D ...
The US had a superior dive bomber in the Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless compared to Japan's Aichi D3A2 "Val". [17] Benefitting from fortunate timing, bombs from the Dauntless sank all four of the Japanese carriers lost at Midway. [k] Nonetheless, the "Vals" served throughout the war and sank more Allied warships than any other Axis aircraft.
1939 34 Grumman J4F-1 Widgeon [9] Grumman: Amphibious flying boat: Coastal anti-submarine patrol July 1941 25 ... Douglas SBD Dauntless - Carrier-based dive bomber;
He joined the Navy in 1937 and became a Naval Aviator on 13 July 1939. [1] [2] Commissioned an ensign in August, he was first assigned to Scouting Squadron Five (VS-5) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown that same month, flying the Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber. [1]
Bombing Six (VB-6) was equipped with Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless dive bombers, Fighting Six (VF-6) with Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat fighters, and Torpedo Six (VT-6) with Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bombers. The fourth squadron, Scouting Six (VS-6) also had the SBD-2 Dauntless, but was more focused on the scout bomber role.