#sbd dauntless

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U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless dive bomber pilot and his pet dog. Battle of Midway 1942.

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Dauntless lineup

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Air-to-Air photography: Warbirds #1

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Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless Taken: 11/10/24

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Oshkosh 2025

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Douglas SBD Dauntless en formation au-dessus du Pacifique - Guerre du Pacifique - 1940's

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Douglas SBD Dauntless

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SBD (Scout Bomber Douglas) Dauntless was derived directly from the Northrop BT-2 design of 1935.  After Northrop became a subsidiary of Douglas, the new aircraft took on a Douglas designation. First orders for the SBD-1 and SBD-2 were placed by the Marine Corps and the Navy respectively on 8 April 1938, both entering service near the end of 1940.  In March 1941, the SBD-3 was introduced, featuring protective armor and a more powerful engine than its predecessors.  Armament consisted of two .50-inch machine guns fixed forward on the engine cowling and twin 0.30 inch machine guns manned by a second crewman for protection astern. In addition to its service with US Navy, Marine and Army Air Force units, SBDs were also operated by Mexico, New Zealand and the free French.  SBDs briefly saw combat flying from French aircraft carriers in Indo-China.  By the time production ceased in July 1944, a total of 5,936 SBD/A-24 aircraft had been manufactured.