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How One Pilot Sunk Two Aircraft Carriers At the Battle of Midway
As this reporter argued in an article in The National Interest published on January 23, 2025, the U.S. Navy’s Douglas SBD ...
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Head-to-head: The Douglas SBD Dauntless vs. Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Bomber
The “slow but deadly” warbird sank more Japanese shipping than any other Allied aircraft. As if that wasn’t amazing enough, the Dauntless stands out as the only WWII bomber with a positive kill ratio ...
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Russian Bomber Mission Prompts Japanese Fighter Scramble
A pair of Russian Tu-95 bombers escorted by two Russian fighter aircraft carried out a eight-hour flight over the Sea of ...
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When Dive Bombers Sank Aircraft Carriers at Midway
Midway on June 4, 1942 was a decisive battle of the Pacific War. Lt. Richard Best is in Squadron Six(VB-6) of the USS Enterprise Air flying an SBD Dauntless bomber. The Americans are going up against ...
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Japan scrambles jets as Russian bombers fly over high seas
Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters around the country, Tokyo's top government spokesman said Friday. "We confirmed that Russian military bombers and ...