Cockpit.
Forward fuselage-1.
Dive bomber, Scout plane,
First flight: May 1, 1940
Introduction: 1940
Retired: 1959 (Mexico)
Total production: 5,936 (1940-1944)
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A SBD Dauntless 3:1 victory on Zero.Long Odds
Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber
Engine cover.
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Bomb.
An incredible survival story of a SBD Dauntless.
Top piece & main wing.
(Skill index 5)
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4D model template of Douglas TBD Dauntles
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The Douglas SBD Dauntless is a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944. The SBD ("Scout Bomber Douglas") was the United States Navy's main carrier-based scout/dive bomber from mid-1940 through mid-1944. The SBD was also flown by the United States Marine Corps, both from land air bases and aircraft carriers. The SBD is best remembered as the bomber that delivered the fatal blows to the Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway in June 1942. The type earned its nickname "Slow But Deadly" (from its SBD initials) during this period.
During its combat service, the SBD proved to be an excellent naval scout plane and dive bomber. It possessed long range, good handling characteristics, maneuverability, potent bomb load, great diving characteristics from the perforated dive brakes, good defensive armament, and ruggedness. One land-based variant of the SBD – omitting the arrestor hook — was purpose-built for the U.S. Army Air Forces, as the A-24 Banshee.
The Douglas SBD Dauntless has gone down in history as the best dive-bomber built by Americans during World War II. It’s Dauntless that scored the hits at all four Japanese aircraft carriers in Midway and eventually turned the tide for the Pacific theater of WWII.
The Dauntless project was directly derived from the Northrop BT-1 started in 1935. In 1937, the Northrop Corporation was taken over by Douglas. The active Northrop projects BT-2 continued under Douglas Aircraft Corporation and provided the basis of the SBD. The prototype tests immediately revealed its excellent quality.
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Main frame.
(Skill index 5)
Forward fuselage-2.
Base.
Main wing.
Tail wing.