The Douglas SBD Dauntless is a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944. The SBD ("Scout Bomber Douglas") was the United States Navy's main carrier-based scout/dive bomber from mid-1940 through mid-1944.

In one of the most famous images of the Dauntless from World War II, two SBD-3 dive-bombers from USS Hornet approach the burning Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma during the early afternoon of June 6, 1942, near the conclusion of the Battle of Midway.

SBD无畏式（英文：SBD Dauntless）为美国道格拉斯公司开发的三座单发舰载 俯冲轰炸机，主要于 第二次世界大战 时期活跃于 太平洋战场 上。 [1] 20世纪30年代 前叶，借助大量的政府订购，美国从那场灾难性的经济危机中缓 过劲 来，其海军实力也由于扩大订购的政策而得到加强。 1934年，美国海军 航空 局开始着手用统一的机型来取代自己手中那些型号复杂凌乱的舰载 俯冲轰炸机。 海军的 招标方案 一出台，立刻有布吕斯特、马丁、沃特和诺斯罗普等多家公司拿出了自己的 …

The SBD Dauntless was the most effective U.S. dive bomber of WWII. It sank more Japanese shipping than any other Allied bomber. Navy and Marine SBD squadrons were credited with sinking Japanese carriers in the Battles of the Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal.

2021年6月4日 · Both the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps placed orders for promising SBD dive bomber, which received production designated as SBD-1 and SBD-2. The latter was improved, having increased fuel capacity and a new armament.

The US Navy’s primary dive-bomber at the war’s start, the Douglas SBD Dauntless earned its reputation—and helped earn victory—at the 1942 Battle of Midway, sinking four Japanese carriers.

2020年2月27日 · The SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber, also known as the Douglas SBD Dauntless, performed the roles of both scout plane and dive bomber for the United States military during World War 2 from 1940 through 1944.

After Coral Sea and Midway battles, the US Navy developed a highly efficient tactic with the SBD Dauntless dive bombers; they attacked at a steep grade with the "helldiving" technique, while torpedo bombers attacked in conjunction to distract Japanese gunners with attack of a …

The SBD found fame during the Battle of Midway in June 1942. In a few hours, US Navy SBD squadrons sank four Japanese aircraft carriers supporting an invasion fleet heading for the small American outpost of Midway. This action is widely seen as the "turning point" of World War II …

The Dauntless was perhaps the Navy’s most capable carrier-borne aircraft at the outbreak of WWII. The 5,936 SBDs produced accounted for 1,189,473 operational hours flown – almost 25% of the total hours logged by the US Navy during WWII.