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The North American A-36: Inside America’s Ill-Fated World War II Dive Bomber

While the A-36 proved capable of consistently hitting its targets, the aircraft’s accident rate was concerning. Did you know that a ground-attack/dive-bomber ...
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WWII dive bomber found on Pacific floor — with a bomb still attached, NOAA says

The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber was trapped inside the USS Yorktown with this bomb still attached to its cradle. The aircraft carrier was sunk by a Japanese submarine after the 1942 Battle of ...
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How a ‘Dauntless' dive bomber became a WWII ace at Coral Sea

When one thinks of U.S. Navy aircraft carrier operations in the months leading up to the Battle of Midway, one name that readily comes to mind is Lt. Edward "Butch" O'Hare, the F4F-3 Wildcat pilot ...