Navy pilot John Leppla was credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and ...
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America’s Dauntless Dive Bomber Saved The Day At MidwayAt Midway, the Dauntless was credited with sinking or mortally wounding each of the four Japanese aircraft carriers involved ...
Spring is bringing a unique fleet of World War II-era warbirds out of the hangar for a busy 2025 Commemorative Air Force (CAF ...
As was the case with torpedo bombers, the heyday of the dive bomber did not last ... there was little to love about the Douglas SBD Dauntless. However, during the Battle of Midway, ...
Arguably the most important U.S. aircraft in World War II’s Pacific Theater was the Douglas SBD (“Scout Bomber Douglas”) Dauntless. Nearly 6,000 of the planes were manufactured during the ...
As a third Zero attacked the SBD in front of him, Leppla briefly rolled, fired and saw the Japanese disengage. He then resumed his dive, registering a near miss with his 1,000-pound bomb.
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