The National Interest5d
How One Pilot Sunk Two Aircraft Carriers At the Battle of Midway
As this reporter argued in an article in The National Interest published on January 23, 2025, the U.S. Navy’s Douglas SBD Dauntless ... dive bomber’s collective feats at Midway (and beyond ...
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Head-to-head: The Douglas SBD Dauntless vs. Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Bomber
The SBD turned the tide of that campaign by sinking the Imperial Japanese Navy’s (IJN) four aircraft carriers during the Battle of Midway, one of the most decisive naval battles in history.
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Midway Campaign - The Aircraft
SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber. The SBD entered service in 1941 and was considered ... These characteristics caused TBDs to take very heavy losses from Japanese flak and interceptors. At Midway, all the ...