The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was supposed to replace the legendary Dauntless - but what arrived was a nightmare of instability, ...

Donald McPherson, credited by the American Fighter Aces Association and the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum as the last living American ace of the WWII, died Thursday at 103.

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.

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

(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 Helldiver is also the last significant combat aircraft produced by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. The SB2C was the third carrier-based dive bomber called “Helldiver” and produced by Curtiss.

Designed to replace the legendary Dauntless, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver arrived with high expectations—and deep controversy. Plagued by problems yet heavily used, it became the U.S. Navy’s ...