The Curtiss SB2C was the most heavily produced dive bomber in history, but it did not represent much of an improvement over the Douglas SBD Dauntless it was designed to replace.
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World War II: Dick Suehr Flew to Defend Port Moresby
At a time when the Japanese reguarded his Bell P-39 as ‘cold meat’, Dick Suehr scored his first victory against a Zero. When he got to fly the Lockheed P-38, he did even better.
The Devil: Japan’s Invincible Ace of Aces
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa was gaunt and sickly looking, but in the cockpit of his Zero fighter he became ‘the Devil.’
Douglas A-4 Skyhawks: Provided Support For Vietnam War
Marine pilots in their diminutive Douglas A-4 Skyhawks provided vital close air support for ground forces in Vietnam.
Japanese Bomb the Continental U. S. West Coast
A floatplane launched from an Imperial Japanese Navy submarine dropped its bombs in September 1942–the first time the continental United States was bombed from the air.
First in America’s Skies
President George Washington watched aeronaut Jean Pierre Blanchard make the first aerial voyage in the New World.
Running on Empty: The First Nonstop Continental Flight
The Army proved a point when Lieutenants Kelly and Macready flew from New York to San Diego in 1923.
Vincent J. Burnelli and His Flying Fuselage
Vincent J. Burnelli wanted to incorporate maximum efficiency in the realm of air transport. The unorthodox result pioneered the wide-body cabin and the lifting-fuselage design.
The B-26 Marauder: World War II Medium Bomber
Flak-Bait — the ultimate survivor of the air war over Europe — completed 207 WWII missions.
Airmail Service: It Began with Army Air Service Pilots
The Post Office called on Army Air Service pilots to carry the first airmail. Despite numerous hardships, the first flying postmen usually made their appointed rounds.