The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, initially plagued by design flaws, underwent over 800 modifications to become a formidable WWII dive bomber.

The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was a two-seat dive bomber initially introduced into combat in 1943. More than 7,000 SB2Cs were produced during World War II, although just one remains flying today.

The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was supposed to replace the legendary Dauntless - but what arrived was a nightmare of instability, ...

The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver would have been the U.S. Navy’s frontline carrier-based dive bomber for much of World War II, but problems with its development delayed its introduction and saddled it ...

A key component of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps doctrine from the interwar period to the end of World War II was dive bombing, which was the use of an aircraft to deliver a bomb at a steep angle to ...

California: A rare World War II dive bomber was lifted 90 feet (27.4 metres) from the bottom of a San Diego, California, reservoir on Friday and hoisted to dry land for the first time in 65 years.

A World War II dive-bomber, the Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver, will go on exhibition April 1 at the Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, where it has been undergoing restoration for the past 15 ...

Emergency Landing for Vintage WWII Plane During Victory in Europe Flyover in D.C. Published May 08, 2015 at 2:19 PM EDT Updated Mar 28, 2016 at 10:16 PM EDT Jim Bourg/Reuters By ...

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SOUTH COUNTY — With news that the recovery of the SB2C-4 Helldiver likely won’t happen until Thursday, surviving relatives of the pilot and gunner say they plan to be on the s… ...

This is an undated Oregon State Police photo of the wreckage from a World War II-era plane, identified as a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, found by loggers in the woods near Rockaway Beach, Ore.

The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver would have been the U.S. Navy’s frontline carrier-based dive bomber for much of World War II, but problems with its development delayed its introduction and saddled it ...