The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was supposed to be America’s next great dive bomber—but it was so flawed it needed more than 800 ...

When the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was introduced during World War II, it was expected to become the U.S. Navy's next great ...

The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber was trapped inside the USS Yorktown with this bomb still attached to its cradle. The aircraft carrier was sunk by a Japanese submarine after the 1942 Battle of ...

Editor’s Note: A Good Thunder farm boy and pilot Ensign Jack Carl Fuller died 80 years ago Monday in one of the key battles to the U.S. winning World War II in the Pacific Theater. Research by his ...

On a barge in lake mead, in Nevada, under a scorching sun, Dave Conlin pulled on long underwear, wool socks and a fleece jacket and pants. He donned an insulated drysuit over all that, strapped two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When one thinks of U.S. Navy aircraft carrier operations in the months leading up to the Battle of Midway, one name that readily ...

At Midway, the Dauntless was credited with sinking or mortally wounding each of the four Japanese aircraft carriers involved in the battle. Arguably the most important U.S. aircraft in World War II’s ...