The U.S. Navy accepted NASM’s Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver (BuNo 83479 and Cat# A19610118000) on May 19, 1945, at the Curtiss factory in Columbus, Ohio. The aircraft went to Naval Air Station (NAS) Port ...

The aircraft was damaged in a hard landing in 1945 and deemed not worth repairing. Like many early -1a models, it was plagued by performance issues and quickly stricken from service.

The Helldiver was the last dive-bomber operated by the Navy and the last significant combat aircraft produced by Curtiss-Wright. This Helldiver was completed in May 1945, but the war ended a few ...

The aircraft was damaged in a hard landing in 1945 and deemed not worth repairing. Like many early -1a models, it was plagued by performance issues and quickly stricken from service.