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Helldiver Debut at Rabaul

Details of the combat debut of the U.S. Navy’s Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bomber at the Battle of Rabaul from Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, February 1944. HELLDIVER The Navy’s New Dive Bomber Makes Debut In Smash at Rabaul The … Continue reading

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Perfect SB2C Helldiver Landing

An example of a “Perfect Landing” by an SB2C Helldiver on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier from Naval Aviation News, March 15, 1945. Pilot, landing signal officer, Fly 3 officer and hookman function like precision parts of a well-made machine in … Continue reading

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SB2C Helldiver Recovered from California Lake

Divers and salvage crews have successfully raised a WW2 SB2C Helldiver dive bomber from the bottom of a California lake where it crashed in 1945. Now that the plane is free from the mud on the lake bottom, the salvage … Continue reading

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