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National Museum of World War II Aviation'S Curtiss SB2C-1A Helldiver Flies After 45 Years
The aviation world has welcomed a third Curtiss SB2C-1A Helldiver to the ... service in 1944 as part of the U.S. Navy’s fleet ...
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Head-to-head: The Douglas SBD Dauntless vs. Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Bomber
As if that wasn’t amazing enough, the Dauntless stands out as the only WWII bomber with a positive kill ratio against enemy aircraft, 138:43. Out of 5,936 built, Fewer than thirty Dauntlesses ...
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Second World War Stalwart: The Story Of The Stuka Dive Bomber
While a longstanding myth recounts the tale of World War One ace Ernst Udet becoming enamored with US Navy Curtiss F11C-2 Goshawk biplane dive bombers, the truth is the aircraft had been in ...
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Science: Aviation Research
An identical air tunnel is being built by Curtiss-Wright at Buffalo. > To prevent the disabling “blackout” of a dive-bomber pilot at the moment he pulls out of a dive, Frederick P. Dillon of ...