No other naval aircraft represented that second component quite like the Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber. The SBD made her maiden flight on April 22, 1938, and officially entered service the ...

SBD Dauntless ★ The Dauntless was a dive bomber whose pilots joked that the initials SBD stood not for “Scout Bomber—Douglas” but for “Slow But Deadly.” Its top speed was a mere 255 ...

The Dauntless made its maiden flight on May 1 ... it cemented its place in history as the game changer of the WWII Pacific Theatre. The SBD turned the tide of that campaign by sinking the Imperial ...

Nicknamed “Slow But Deadly,” the SBD Dauntless proved its worth at Midway and beyond. Though not the fastest, its precision and resilience made it one of WWII’s most effective dive bombers. Here's how ...

On this day in aviation history, 85 years ago-May 1, 1940-the Douglas SBD Dauntless took to the skies for the first time. Designed as a carrier-based dive bomber, the SBD also served as a naval ...