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VB-6 pilots in January 1942: Best is seated 3rd from the left. Richard Halsey Best (March 24, 1910 – October 28, 2001) was a dive bomber pilot and squadron commander in the United States Navy during World War II.
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.
A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its ... dive bombing was the best method for attacking ... Warship Losses of World War II. Arms and Armour ...
The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver is a dive bomber developed by Curtiss-Wright during World War II.As a carrier-based bomber with the United States Navy (USN), in Pacific theaters, it supplemented and replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless.
Vought SBU - Carrier-based dive bomber (withdrawn 1943) Vought SB2U Vindicator - Carrier-based dive bomber; Vought TBU Sea Wolf/Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf - Carrier-based torpedo-bomber; Vought V-173 - Experimental aircraft; Vultee SNV - Trainer; Waco LRW - Troop glider; Waco YKS-7 - Transport/liaison
The Junkers Ju 87, popularly known as the "Stuka", [b] is a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft.Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, it first flew in 1935.The Ju 87 made its combat debut in 1937 with the Luftwaffe's Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 and served the Axis in World War II from beginning to end (1939–1945).
The Vultee A-31 Vengeance is an American dive bomber of World War II that was built by Vultee Aircraft.A modified version was designated A-35.The Vengeance was not used operationally by the United States, but was operated as a front-line aircraft by the British Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, and the Indian Air Force in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific.
The Petlyakov Pe-2 (Russian: Петляков Пе-2 — nickname «Пешка» (Pawn); NATO reporting name: Buck) [2] was a Soviet twin-engine dive bomber used during World War II. One of the outstanding tactical attack aircraft of the war, [ 3 ] it also proved successful as a heavy fighter , as a night fighter ( Pe-3 variant) and as a ...