Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Single engine, low wing, carrier based scout/dive bomber.Both sides of fuselage: "109," U. S. star and bar insignia.

The Air Zoo welcomed a very special guest last week, Dr. Arthur J. Lendo who is traveling across the country to honor his uncle, John Henry Lendo. Dr. Arthur Lendo has donated more than $100,000 to ...

Underpowered, vulnerable, lacking in range, and exhausting to fly for any length of time, there was little to love about the Douglas SBD Dauntless. However, during the Battle of Midway, the SBD played ...

In this edition of our Countdowns series, we uncover five little-known facts about the SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber, the U.S. Navy’s workhorse of the Pacific in World War II. Using the IL-2 Sturmovik: ...

At Midway, the Dauntless was credited with sinking or mortally wounding each of the four Japanese aircraft carriers involved in the battle. Arguably the most important U.S. aircraft in World War II’s ...

Use the controls at the bottom of the frame to navigate, zoom in and out, or view full-screen. The Douglas Dauntless dive bomber sank more enemy ships than any other Allied bomber, and is best ...

PEACHTREE CITY, Georgia (Henry Daily Herald) — WWII Veteran Dick Miralles slid into the gunner’s seat of the SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber almost as easily as he did 80 years ago in the South Pacific.

Join Airbase Georgia on Nov. 8 for its open house honoring Veterans Day and the 80th anniversary of WWII's end, with WWII aircraft flights and restoration tours.

The Douglas SBD Dauntless was one of the truly great aircraft of World War II. It played a major role throughout the Pacific. On June 4, 1942, during the Battle of Midway, SBDs destroyed four Japanese ...

A UK based producer of addons for Microsoft’s Flight Simulator X has launched the second of a range of WWII aircraft to flight simmers through their website. The SBD Dauntless is now available from ...