Burned and dumped by the Navy in 1945, the Helldiver was rediscovered by college students in 1984 and restored to the skies ...

The World War II Aviation Museum recently flew a restored plane that was recovered from the bottom of a Washington lake more ...

Introducing the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver. Between 1943 and 1945, over 7,000 SB2C Helldivers were built. Initially, the aircraft displayed poor handling characteristics—earning a damning report ...

The Case for the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver. As beautifully as the SBD performed during WWII, its critics point out that it was already obsolescent by the start of the war, and the Navy brass ...

After overcoming years of challenges, the Commemorative Air Force West Texas Wing's SB2C Helldiver is ready to soar again. One of the last flying examples of this WWII dive bomber, it returns to ...

Object Details Creator National Air and Space Museum Views 23,302 Video Title Restoring the Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver Description Museum conservation and restoration specialists describe the process of ...

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O n this day in aviation history, December 18, 1940, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bomber made its first flight. Plagued with teething issues that held its entry into operational service back ...