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    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...
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  • Look up SBD, sbd, or sbd. in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. SBD may refer to: Douglas SBD Dauntless, a World War II American naval scout plane and dive...
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    and the Northrop BT-1, the last of which would evolve into the Douglas SBD Dauntless. The Great Lakes XB2G, Great Lakes XTBG, Grumman XSBF, Hall XPTBH...
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    Northrop BT (redirect from Douglas DB-19)
    subsidiary of the Douglas Aircraft Company. While unsuccessful in its own right, the BT was subsequently redesigned into the Douglas SBD Dauntless, which would...
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  • turning point of the Pacific war. During the battle, a two-man Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber crew consisting of pilot Ensign Norman Vandivier and...
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  • Machinist's Mate during World War II. While flying as a gunner on a Douglas SBD Dauntless during the Battle of Midway, he was shot down and captured by Imperial...
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  • Look up dauntless in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dauntless may refer to: Douglas SBD Dauntless, a World War II American naval scout plane and dive...
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    Navy (USN), in Pacific theaters, it supplemented and replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless. A few survivors are extant. Initially poor handling characteristics...
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    an order with the Douglas Aircraft Company for two prototypes of a new two-seat dive bomber to replace both the Douglas SBD Dauntless and the new Curtiss...
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    aircraft, and the Douglas SBD Dauntless, which sank more Japanese shipping than any other allied aircraft type. The SBD Dauntless helped win the Battle...
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  • DB-7 (known as the A-20, Havoc or Boston), the SBD Dauntless dive bomber, and the A-26 Invader. Douglas Aircraft suffered cutbacks at the end of the war...
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    States ship. These actions included the attack on Pearl Harbor — 18 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers of her air group arrived over the harbor during the...
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  • boat transport Douglas R2D - Transport Douglas R3D - Transport Douglas R4D - Transport Douglas R5D - Transport Douglas SBD Dauntless - Carrier-based...
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    aircraft such as the Douglas SBD Dauntless, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver and the Grumman TBF Avenger. Designed by Ed Heinemann of the Douglas Aircraft Company...
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  • function from other roles, such as "scout bombers", such as the Douglas SBD Dauntless and "scout observation" such as the Curtiss SOC Seagull, and the...
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    squadron (VB) composed of 18 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers 1 scouting squadron (VS) composed of 18 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers 1 torpedo squadron...
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    comparable role, configuration, and era Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Douglas SBD Dauntless Fairey Barracuda Fairey Fulmar Ilyushin Il-2 Junkers Ju 187 Sukhoi...
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  • retired 38 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber 1940 retired 1959 5,936 Douglas BTD Destroyer torpedo bomber/dive bomber 1943 retired 1945 30 Douglas XTB2D Skypirate...
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    (attachable dorsal/ventral "petal" design at extreme rear of fuselage) Douglas SBD Dauntless Junkers Ju 87 (automatic air brakes that allowed the aircraft to...
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    C. L. Crommelin) VF-5: 36 Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters VB-5: 36 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers VT-5: 18 Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers Lexington...
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    TBF Avengers from Hornet's VT-8. The Marine Corps stationed 19 Douglas SBD Dauntless, seven F4F-3 Wildcats, 17 Vought SB2U Vindicators, and 21 Brewster...
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    Serials – Douglas SBD-3, -4, -5 Dauntless". ADF-serials.com. 6 March 2001. Retrieved 8 December 2013. "Planes of Fame's Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless". Warbird...
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    Zealand Air Force was formed at Seagrove, Auckland in July 1943 with Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers and served in the Southern Pacific based at the Piva...
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    high speed to rejoin the group. All four IJN carriers were sunk by Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers of American aircraft carriers USS Yorktown and USS Enterprise...
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    the command of Lieutenant Jimmy Thach), 43 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers of VB-3 and VS-3, and 11 Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bombers of VT-3. The...
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    DC-5), every wartime example of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Douglas SBD Dauntless bombers, the early versions of the Polikarpov I-16 fighter (as the...
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    where hundreds of people gather each year. Douglas A-1 Skyraider Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Douglas SBD Dauntless Douglas TBD Devastator (replica) Grumman A-6 Intruder...
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  • bomber in the Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless compared to Japan's Aichi D3A2 "Val". Benefitting from fortunate timing, bombs from the Dauntless sank all four...
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    redesignated as VMSB-244. In October of that year they changed out their Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers for the new Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver. During the early...
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    group was 26 Grumman F4F Wildcats, 25 Douglas SBD Dauntlesses, and 11 Grumman TBF Avengers. (One SBD Dauntless was earlier lost on 24 August by ditching...
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