Underpowered, vulnerable, lacking in range, and exhausting to fly for any length of time, there was little to love about the Douglas SBD Dauntless. However, during the Battle of Midway, the SBD played ...
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Midway madness: Story of the National Naval Aviation Museum's Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless
Adam Estes examines the legacy of the Battle of Midway through the story of "Midway Madness," the last surviving Douglas SBD ...
PORTAGE, MI — The Air Zoo aerospace and science museum in Portage is in the process of restoring two historic military aircraft: the “Shaba” F-117 Nighthawk and the Douglas SBD-2P Dauntless. The two ...
Pilot John Leppla, right, was a WWII Navy ace, credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and declared Missing in Action. (U.S. Navy/National Archives) ...
Summary The Douglas SBD Dauntless was one of the truly great aircraft of World War II. It played a major role throughout the Pacific. On June 4, 1942, during the Battle of Midway, SBDs destroyed four ...
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