Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver | |
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Pays | USA |
Type | Bombardier |
Photo Gallery on a Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver, The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver surnommé « The beast » (La bête) par ses équipages est un avion militaire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. L’usine Curtiss received as the Brewster an order from the U.S. Navy in May 1939 to replace the Douglas SBD Dauntless as a dive bomber on U.S. aircraft carriers. The prototype first flew on December 18, 1940, but was destroyed in an accident a few days later. This incident, as well as the numerous modifications (increased fuel carrying capacity, hitchhiking tanks, reinforcement of the on-board armament, increased surface area of the drift and rudder) caused a significant delay and although the first series copy flew in June 1942, the first war mission did not take place until 11 November 1943 with the bombardment of Rabaul Island.
Source: Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver sur Wikipedia Vu sur le forum
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