Getting back to the WW2 airplanes recently featured in Wings of Glory, let’s learn more about the Douglas SBD Dauntless – the US Navy’s main carrier-borne scout plane and dive–bomber from mid-1940 through mid-1944. These airplanes delivered the fatal blows to the Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway in June 1942. The SBD (“Scout Bomber Douglas”) was noteworthy for its long range, good handling characteristics, …

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