the Helldiver completely supplanted the Dauntless on aircraft carrier flight decks by the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944 (the Battle of the Philippine Sea was the Dauntless’s swan song in ...
Curtiss was also no stranger to the name “Helldiver”, as it was used with the Curtiss F8C observation/attack aircraft and the ... power-operated turret for a rear gunner with a ...
Today, this stunning aircraft completed its first post-restoration flight, making it the third Helldiver to soar again, ...