The Americans are going up against the mighty Japanese fleet also known as the Kidō Butai. On this day, Best and his SBD Dauntless will take part in the sinking of 2 of the 4 Japanese carriers ...

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During the dive, at least three Douglas SBD Dauntless ... to the hangar deck and set ablaze after being struck by three Japanese bombers. The cameras, meanwhile, picked up more than just the ...

After three crewmen were swallowed up by the Pacific at the end of World War II, a modern-day rescue effort went to find them ...

Zink recalled that the Japanese had six airfields with over 400 planes. He was a part of the 13th Air Force, and they were to cover 24 Douglass SBD Dauntless dive bombers and 24 Grumman TBF ...

Japan’s Ministry of Defense is considering adopting “Reppū” (烈風 “Strong Wind”) — the name of a former Imperial Japanese Navy ... being struck by dive bombers from the USS Yorktown.

The Japanese concentrated all their fury on Corregidor after Bataan fell April 9. Against the rugged fortress and sister bastions they turned loose wave after wave of high level and dive bombers ...

Soviet dive bombers were vital in holding back German ... With the United States anticipating the Japanese attack at Midway, US carriers waited for the Japanese to arrive. Wave after wave of ...