A U.S. Marine Corps Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber takes off for a mission over Luzon, Philippines in 1945. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)
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U.S. Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers from VC-29 prepare for antisubmarine patrol on the flight deck of the escort carrier USS Santee (ACV-29) during operations in the Atlantic. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)
An SBD Dauntless dive bomber takes off from the training aircraft carrier USS Wolverine (IX-64) in March 1943. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)
Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless dive bombers of bombing squadron VB-12 on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3), October 1943. (U.S. Navy Photograph, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.)
Training on the Douglas SBD Dauntless at the Naval Air Technical Training Center, Memphis. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)
A Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless bomber on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) during the Battle of Midway, June 1942. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)
The Landing Signal Officer (LSO) on the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-4) waves off a Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft, June 1942. (Official U.S. Navy Photograph, via National Archives.)
U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless flies over the battleship USS Washington (BB-56) during the invasion of the Gilbert Islands, November 1943. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)
A Douglas SBD Dauntless from VB-3 ditches near the heavy cruiser USS Astoria (CA-34) after attacking Japanese aircraft carriers during the Battle of Midway, June 1942. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)
The flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9) during the ship’s shakedown cruise in March 1943 with numerous F6F Hellcat fighters and SBD Dauntless bombers. (Official U.S. Navy Photograph, U.S. National Archives.)