The Douglas SBD Dauntless is a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944. The SBD ("Scout Bomber …

Designed as a light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, by designer Ed Heinemann who worked for Jack Northrop, the Dauntless SBD (Scout Bomber Douglas) was one of the 35 US aircraft …

The Douglas SBD Dauntless played one of the most significant roles in the course of World War II. Although considered obsolete and scheduled for replacement before the war began, the …

The Douglas SBD Dauntless is one of the most famous and best remembered USN dive bombers of WW2, for good reasons. Here is the complete story.

The Douglas SBD Dauntless was sturdy enough for pilots to dive at a near-vertical 80 degrees. The US Navy’s primary dive-bomber at the war’s start, the bomber earned its reputation—and …

Its designation of SBD stood for “Scout Bomber Douglas.” The Dauntless started as a Northrop design but was considered a Douglas Aircraft Company product in 1937. The SBD-4 was the …

Although nicknamed “Slow But Deadly” by its pilots, the SBD was a precise dive bomber which used special perforated dive brakes to make slower, controlled dives. The Dauntless is most …

The Douglas SBD Dauntless was perhaps the Navy’s most capable, carrier-borne aircraft at the outbreak of war in the Pacific. The 5,936 examples produced accounted for 1,189,473 …

A U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-3 "Dauntless" scout bomber (Bu. 4542), of Bombing Squadron Six (VB-6) from USS Enterprise (CV-6), after landing on USS Yorktown (CV-5) at about 1140 hrs …

Lovingly referred to as the "Slow, But Deadly" by the Marines who flew and maintained it, the Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber was the Marine Corps' most advanced bomber at the …