aeroman3:
View of the port side of Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless (BuNo 2106) showing battle damage inflicted during the Battle of Midway. This photograph was taken on the Midway Atoll.
aeroman3:
View of the tail of Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless (BuNo 2106) showing battle damage inflicted during the Battle of Midway. This photograph was taken on the Midway Atoll.
aeroman3:
Douglas SBD Dauntless of Bombing Squadron 41 (VB-41) and Bombing Squadron 42 (VB-42) during night carrier qualifications on board USS RANGER (CV-4) during operations in the Atlantic. Note the glowing wing lights and exhaust flames.
aeroman3:
Grumman SBD-4 Dauntless of BS 41 (VB-41) and BS 42 (VB-42) during night carrier qualifications on board the USS RANGER (CV-4) during operations in the Atlantic. Note the glowing wing lights and exhaust flames.
aeroman3:
A VB-8 Douglas SBD "Dauntless" lands far off center, flying right over the head of the Landing Signal Officer (LSO) aboard the USS HORNET (CV-12) during the Battle of Midway, on June 4, 1942.
aeroman3:
An Douglas SBD-3 "Dauntless" dive bomber of Bombing Squadron Six, on the deck of the USS YORKTOWN (CV-10).
aeroman3:
These Bombing Six Douglas SBD-3 "Dauntlesss" are running up to launch aboard the USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6).
aeroman3:
These Douglas SBD-3 "Dauntless" wouldn't look like this for long; it's October of 1941 and war is barely a month away. Note that only the middle aircraft has a spinner fitted.
aeroman3:
Two Air Group Ten Douglas SBD "Dauntlesse's" overfly the USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6), probably in June 1944.
aeroman3:
A U.S. Marine Corps Douglas SBD-2 "Dauntless" of Marine Scout Bombing Squadron VMSB-241 on Midway Atoll, June 4, 1942.
aeroman3:
A U.S. Navy launch officer on board USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) waves the checkered flag signaling the launch of an Douglas SBD-5 "Dauntless" of Bombing Squadron VB-16 on a strike in the Central Pacific.
aeroman3:
Plane handlers respot an SBD ''Dauntless'' dive bomber of Bombing Squadron (VB) 12 on the flight deck of the USS Saratoga (CV-3) during operations in the Pacific in January 1944.
aeroman3:
U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-5 "Dauntless" dive bombers of bombing squadron VB-16 off the USS Lexington (CV-16) fly low over Japanese installations on Param Iceland, Truk Atoll, 17-18 February 1944
aeroman3:
SBD-5 "Dauntless" of Bombing Squadron Sixteen VB-16 crashes into the barrier on the flight deck of USS Lexington CV-16 crumpling its nose
aeroman3:
SBD-3 of Scouting Squadron 41 VS-41 traps on board USS Ranger CV-4 during training operations off Bermuda
aeroman3:
SBD-5's of Bombing Squadron Ten VB-10 enter the pattern for landing on board USS Enterprise
aeroman3:
SBD-5's of Bombing Squadron Ten VB-10 pass over USS Enterprise CV-6 prior to recovery aboard the carrier following strikes against Palau
