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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.
During World War II they were the only Marine Corps squadron to operate east of the United States. They began the war flying the Grumman J2F Duck, transitioned to the Naval Aircraft Factory/Vought OS2N Kingfisher and at the time of deactivation were flying SBD Dauntless dive bombers. [74] VMS-3 Douglas SBD Dauntless
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.
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.
Historically significant U.S. Navy aircraft recovered include the Douglas SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber Bureau Number 2106 which survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway, [10] [11] the only Vought SB2U Vindicator Scout-Bomber known to exist, [12] [13] the Grumman F6F Hellcat Fighter Bureau Number 25910, [14] and an extremely rare early "Bird Cage" Vought F4U-1 Corsair.
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monoplane in the United States Navy; [1] however, by the time of the US entry into World War 2, the TBD was already outdated.
Grumman F6F Hellcat - Carrier-based fighter; Grumman F7F Tigercat - Carrier-based fighter; Grumman F8F Bearcat - Carrier-based fighter; Grumman JRF Goose - Flying boat; Grumman J4F Widgeon - Flying boat; Grumman JF Duck - Amphibian shipboard spotter; Grumman J2F Duck - Amphibian shipboard spotter; Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger - Carrier-based torpedo ...
25 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat, fighters; 37 Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless, dive bombers; 15 Douglas TBD-1 Devastator, torpedo bombers (13 lost) Task Force 16: Enterprise: 78 aircraft 27 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat, fighters; 37 Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless, dive bombers; 14 Douglas TBD-1 Devastator, torpedo bombers (10 lost) Hornet: 77 aircraft 27 Grumman F4F-4 ...