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Curtiss SB2C Helldiver: How Not to Build a Plane
The Helldiver’s poor manufacturing was a superficial problem relative to its fundamentally flawed design. The aircraft was ...
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A nearly intact Curtiss SB2C-1C Helldiver rests just outside Maalaea Harbor. The plane crash-landed after a training exercise gone wrong in 1944, though both the pilot and radio operator emerged ...
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America’s Dauntless Dive Bomber Saved The Day At Midway
Before the end of the war, the SBD Dauntless would be phased out in favor of the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver. But, replaced or not, the SBD Dauntless’ contributions to America’s ultimate victory ...
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Curtiss SB2C Helldiver: How Not to Build a Plane
Between 1943 and 1945, over 7,000 SB2C Helldivers were built ... fuel while returning to their carrier. The Helldiver was also a maintenance queen. Curtiss had done a poor job manufacturing ...