Until April 7, a World War II relic with a far-fetched journey will be on display at Virginia Beach’s Military Aviation Museum. The Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless planes had an enormous impact on the war. It ...
In February, the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum announced the addition of a rare 1942 Douglas SBD Dauntless/A-24B to its growing fleet of naval aircraft. Acquired from the Lone Star Flight Museum in ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
The remains of three American fighter jets that flew missions over the Pacific during World War Two and then went missing have been found at the bottom of a lagoon in Micronesia. The mangled pieces of ...
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