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

The first example of the new Helldiver design, XSB2C-1 Bureau Number 1758, made its maiden flight on December 18, 1940, with chief test pilot H. Lloyd Child at the controls. The aircraft, however ...

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 ...

The SB2C was the third carrier-based dive bomber called “Helldiver” and produced by Curtiss. “Hell diver” was a heroic and death-defying name for both pilots and aircraft in the popular American ...

The Helldiver crashed when the engine failed during a training flight on May 28, 1945. Sgt. Joseph Metz and his pilot swam to shore and survived but have since died.

SAN DIEGO — A rare World War II dive bomber was raised 90 feet from the bottom of a San Diego reservoir Friday and awaited a last lift from a crane to reach dry land for the first time in 65 years.

A U.S. Navy Icon Takes to the Skies After a 17-Year Restoration. On their Facebook page, The Fagen Fighters WWII Museum, located in Granite Falls, Minnesota, announced they’d completed a test ...

SAN DIEGO — A rare World War II dive bomber was lifted 90 feet from the bottom of a San Diego reservoir Friday and hoisted to dry land for the first time in 65 years. The SB2C Helldiver aircraft ...

WWII bomber brought to surface of lower Otay Reservoir Thursday Author: cbs8.com Published: 4:20 AM PDT August 18, 2010 Updated: 6:30 AM PDT August 18, 2010 ...

Archives: Recovery site photo gallery Family members tour World War II Helldiver’s crash and recovery site (8/17/10) WWII plane’s number doesn’t match records (7/31/09) Pilot’s son hopeful ...

The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver could 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 ...