The XSB2C-1 prototype had a retractable tailwheel, two cowl-mounted machine guns and a telescopic sight in the windshield. The new dive bomber’s most radical feature—for a carrier plane—was an internal bomb bay. (Naval History and Heritage Command)
The XSB2C-1 prototype had a retractable tailwheel, two cowl-mounted machine guns and a telescopic sight in the windshield. The new dive bomber’s most radical feature—for a carrier plane—was an internal bomb bay. (Naval History and Heritage Command)