The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was built to replace the Douglas SBD Dauntless, a World War II dive bomber that had earned praise for its performance—particularly at the Battle of Midway, in which ...

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 ...

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A rare piece of World War II history took to the skies on Saturday, July 19. A restored SB2C Helldiver made its first public flight, and it was a sight to see. Late in World ...

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.

On the Allied side, there was the Soviet Union’s Petlyakov Pe-2 “ Peshka,” Great Britain’s Blackburn B-24 Skua, and America’s Douglas SBD Dauntless and Curtiss SB2C Helldiver.

The Curtiss SB2C-1a Helldiver, one of only three airworthy models left in the world, made its first public flight July 19 after undergoing an extensive restoration.

Folks gather around a SB2C Helldiver after it was recovered from 91 feet down and under six or seven feet of organic silt in a San Diego reservoir, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. Salvage divers, working ...

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

A WWII Curtiss SB2C-1a Helldiver took flight after restoration, thrilling crowds at the National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs.