The Vought SB2U Vindicator is an American carrier-based dive bomber developed for the United States Navy in the 1930s, the first monoplane in this role. Vindicators still remained in service at the time of the Battle of Midway, but by 1943, all had been withdrawn to training units. It was known as the Chesapeake in Royal Navy service.

2020年12月4日 · The Vought SB2U Vindicator was the first USN cantilever monoplane dive bomber. It was however obsolete in Dec. 1941 and gradually retired.

SB2U辩护者式俯冲轰炸机（SB2U Vindicator）是沃特公司在20世纪30年代为美国海军设计的舰载 俯冲轰炸机，也是美国海军装备的第一款舰载单翼机。 当 太平洋战争 爆发后，SB2U已经显得过时，但它仍然参与了 中途岛战役 ，这些SB2U是海军陆战队VMSB-241中队的SB2U-3。

The Vindicator's sole combat came in June 1942 at the Battle of Midway, nearly seven years after the aircraft first became operational. Outclassed by the SBD, which featured dive brakes and was a...

The Vought SB2U Vindicator was the first USN cantilever monoplane dive bomber. It was however obsolete in Dec. 1941 and gradually retired.

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The Vought SB2U series of scout/bombers was manufactured between 1936 and 1941 for both the United States Navy and the Marine Corps. When these aircraft were first introduced, they represented a major transition of naval aviation from the biplane to …

Vought SB2U Vindicator – carrier-based dive bomber designed for the US Navy by Vought in the 30s. SB2U was the first American monoplane of this type. At the outbreak of World War II it was already outdated design. In 1934, the US Navy announced a competition for new scout bomber aircraft, mono and biplane, which answered six aircraft companies.

The Vought SB2U Vindicator was built by Vought as the first carrier-based monoplane dive bomber intended for the United States Navy during the 1930s. It first flew in January 1936 and was introduced in 1937. The aircraft was retired in 1945 with a …

2018年2月21日 · The Vought SB2U "Vindicator" became the first monoplane dive bomber adopted by the United States Navy when it was first taken on in 1937 - signaling a "changing of the guard" over outgoing biplane types.