At Midway, the Dauntless was credited with sinking or mortally wounding each of the four Japanese aircraft carriers involved in the battle. Arguably the most important U.S. aircraft in World War II’s ...

vulnerable, lacking in range, and exhausting to fly for any length of time, there was little to love about the Douglas SBD Dauntless. However, during the Battle of Midway, ...

SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber. The SBD entered service in 1941 and was considered obsolete ... These characteristics caused TBDs to take very heavy losses from Japanese flak and interceptors. At Midway, ...