When one thinks of U.S. Navy aircraft carrier operations in the months leading up to the Battle of Midway, one name that readily comes to mind is Lt. Edward “Butch” O’Hare, the F4F-3 Wildcat pilot ...

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 ...

In this video, we look at famed SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber Pilot Richard Halsey Best, who helped destroy two Japanese aircraft ...

The punched holes of the split-panel dive brakes from an SBD-5 Dauntless dive bomber are visible resting on the floor of the lagoon near the main debris site. Project Recover After 76 years lost, ...

The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber was trapped inside the USS Yorktown with this bomb still attached to its cradle. The aircraft carrier was sunk by a Japanese submarine after the 1942 Battle of ...

This is the story of SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber Gunner Dick Miralles and his incredible trip to fly again in his plane at the ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — For 50 years, a WWII United States Navy dive bomber sat under 177 feet of water at the bottom of Lake Michigan. Now, the plane, a Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless, has made its way ...

Coot Nelson of Watonga had no plans to fly for the military. He enjoyed taking private pilot lessons while attending Southwestern Oklahoma State University, and looked forward to a career in civilian ...

World War II dive bomber Sid Zimman, who lives in Oceanside, turned 100 on Thursday and shared what he calls his “adventures with the Marine Corps” some 80 years ago. Zimman fought the war in the ...

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 ...