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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. A few survivors are extant.
The Curtiss SBC Helldiver was a two-seat scout bomber and dive bomber built by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. It was the last combat military biplane procured by the United States Navy. Delivered in 1937, it became obsolete even before World War II and was kept well away from combat with Axis fighters. [1]
The Curtiss XBT2C was a prototype two-seat, single-engined dive/torpedo bomber developed during World War II for the United States Navy.Derived from the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bomber, it was an unsuccessful competitor to meet a 1945 Navy specification for an aircraft to combine the roles that previously required separate types.
The Curtiss XSB3C was a proposed development by Curtiss-Wright of the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bomber, submitted to meet a U.S. Navy requirement for a new dive bomber to replace the SB2C in service.
Curtiss Helldiver may refer to the following aircraft Curtiss F8C Helldiver, biplane reconnaissance bomber of the 1920s; Curtiss SBC Helldiver, biplane scout bomber of the 1930s. Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, monoplane dive bomber of the 1940s, known as the Curtiss Helldiver in the Royal Navy
Curtiss SBC Helldiver dive bomber: 1935 retired 1943: 257: Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bomber: 1935 retired 1944: 130: Northrop A-17 attack bomber: 1935 retired 1944: 411: Northrop BT dive bomber: 1935 retired 1941: 55: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber: 1935 [1] 1938 [1] retired 1959 12,731 [1]
It was equipped with nine Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, an American dive bomber. These were the Canadian built SBW-1B version for lend-lease to the Royal Navy and known as Helldiver I. [5] The squadron strength was eight pilots and eight observers and they conducted familiarisation with the aircraft and equipment at Brunswick during April. [6]
Curtiss SBC Helldiver - Dive bomber; Curtiss SB2C Helldiver - Dive bomber; Douglas BD Havoc - Attack/medium bomber/target tug; Douglas RD Dolphin - Amphibian transport; Douglas R3D - Transport; Douglas R4D Skytrain - Transport; Douglas R5D Skymaster - Transport; Douglas SBD Dauntless - Dive bomber; Grumman F4F Wildcat - Fighter; Grumman F6F ...