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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: ...

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.

Pilot John Leppla, right, was a WWII Navy ace, credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and declared Missing in Action. (U.S. Navy/National Archives) ...

PORTAGE, MI -- Restoration of a World War II-era plane found at the bottom of Lake Michigan is nearing completion, and family of the pilot who crash-landed it in 1944 said it will help bring them ...

In early 2021, the Military Aviation Museum (MAM) announced the acquisition of Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless Bu.36175 from the National Naval Aviation Museum, along with a significant collection of related ...

BROCKTON — During World War II, city native Henry LaBonte was a dive bomber at the Battle of Midway who was awarded two medals for heroism and achievement during flight. To his family, he was a golfer ...

A coral-covered propeller of a U.S. SBD-5 Dauntless dive bomber stands on the sea floor in Truk Lagoon. © University of Delaware / Courtesy of Dr. Mark Moline ...