![]() SBD of VB-4 landing on aircraft carrier USS Ranger 1942 SBD Dauntless coded R38 during training – color photo Marine SBD white 105 in Solomon Islands 1943 SBD black 15 and sailors duck walk for exercise aboard carrier Victory marking being added under the windscreen of SBD-3 Dauntless aboard USS Wasp, 28 August 1942Ī-24A Banshee #2110 pulling target for AA practice at Camp Davis 2 Marine SBD white 182 and 178 over Rabaul April 1944 RNZAF SBD-5 Dauntless NZ5049 on Rabaul Mission 1944 SBD-3 B15 of the VB-6 unable to reach the carrier USS Enterprise on the deck of Yorktown CV-5 SBD-4 Dauntless in flight on March 6, 1943 SBD prepares to takeoff from aircraft carrier USS Santee (CVE-29) Brothers of VB-9 inspects damage to his SBD-5 after returning safely to the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9) following raid on Tarawa 1943 SBD Dauntless over Segi Point New Georgia SBD lands on USS Lexington (CV-16) during the Marshalls and Gilberts Operation in November 1943 Adams of VMSB-231 on the wing of his SBD, color photo USAAC ground crew talking to pilot on a A-24, October 1941Ĭapt. SBD Dauntless of the VB-41 on the flight deck of USS Ranger (CV-4) USMC pilot Charles Fink of VMSB-244 after 55th combat missionĭamaged SBD-3 white 15 of the VMSB-132, February 1943 SBD Dauntless on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) in late 1941 SBD Dauntless landing on aircraft carrier during Battle of Midway SBD on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) – April 1942 SBD-5 from VB-10 fly in formation near their carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) 1944 SBD-5 from USS Lexington (CV-16) flies over inavsion craft off Saipan SBDs S12, S11 scout bombers en route to Rekata Bay ![]() SBD-3 at Safi Morocco during Operation Torch in November 1942 SBD-5s white 21, 8 of the VB-10 pass over USS Enterprise prior to recovery aboard the carrier following strikes against Palau SBD-5 white 10, 15, 25 of the VB-9 USS Essex during raid on Tarawa 1943 SBD-2 Dauntless white 6 BuNo 2106 at Midway with over 200 holes in it SBD Dauntless of the VB-6 crashes on USS Enterprise 1942 SBD-2 white 6 BuNo 2106 at Midway in June 1942 L2008.SBD-5 Dauntless flying over USS Enterprise (CV-6) enroute to Emirau 1944 Funding courtesy of Madlyn and Paul Hilliard. On loan courtesy of the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida. In November 1944, this aircraft was lost on a training flight in Lake Michigan where it remained until 1990 when it was recovered by the US Navy and restored to its present condition. In the spring of 1943, BuNo 06508 was assigned to Navy Bombing Squadron 10 aboard the aircraft carrier Enterprise for a short time before being returned to the States to serve as a trainer at Naval Air Station Glenview, Illinois. SBD-3, Bureau Number (BuNo) 06508 was built by Douglas Aircraft Company at El Segundo, California, and is a combat veteran of the Guadalcanal Campaign operating from Henderson Field by Marine Scout Bombing Squadrons (VMSB) 141 and 132. By some accounts, the Dauntless sank more Japanese ships than any other plane. The US Navy’s primary dive-bomber at the war’s start, the bomber earned its reputation-and helped earn victory-at the 1942 Battle of Midway, sinking four Japanese carriers. The Douglas SBD Dauntless was sturdy enough for pilots to dive at a near-vertical 80 degrees. Dive bombing requires precise maneuverability and accuracy to fly at steep trajectory and hit a moving target. ![]()
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