On this day in aviation history, 85 years ago-May 1, 1940-the Douglas SBD Dauntless took to the skies for the first time. Designed as a carrier-based dive bomber, the SBD also served as a naval scout ...
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 ...
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 ...
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