In the early hours of June 4, 1942, four Japanese aircraft carriers led the attack on the U.S. base on Midway Island just six months after their attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Unbeknown to the ...
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America’s Dauntless Dive Bomber Saved The Day At Midway
At Midway, the Dauntless was credited with sinking or mortally wounding each of the four Japanese aircraft carriers involved ...
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The Untold Mistake That Doomed Japan's Carriers at Midway
June 4, 1942. The pride of the Japanese navy, the carriers that struck Pearl Harbor, believe they have already won the Battle ...
★ SBD Dauntless ★ The Dauntless was a dive bomber whose pilots joked that the initials SBD stood not for “Scout Bomber—Douglas” but for “Slow But Deadly.” Its top speed was a mere 255 mph, and ...
The SBD made her maiden flight on April 22, 1938, and officially entered service the following year. The deadly efficacy of dive-bombing, as proven by Nazi Germany’s infamous Junkers Ju-87 Stuka ...
Among the nearly 150 aircraft on display at the National Naval Aviation Museum, many could claim the title of most notable. The Navy-Curtiss NC-4, on loan from the National Air and Space Museum, was ...
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