SBD Dauntless | |
|---|---|
| País | Eua |
| Papel | Bombardeiro de mergulho - Avião escoteiro |
| Primeiro voo | 1 de maio de 1940 |
| Construído | 5936 |
O Douglas SBD Dauntless Foi um avião de escoteiro naval americano da Segunda Guerra Mundial e bombardeiro de mergulho que foi fabricado pela Douglas Aircraft de 1940 a 1944. O SBD ("Scout Bomber Douglas") foi o principal avião de batedores e bombardeiros da Marinha dos Estados Unidos de meados de 1940 até meados de 1944. A SBD também foi pilotada pelo Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais dos Estados Unidos, tanto de bases aéreas terrestres quanto de porta-aviões. A SBD é mais lembrada como o bombardeiro que deu os golpes fatais aos porta-aviões japoneses na Batalha de Midway em junho de 1942. O tipo ganhou o apelido de "Lento Mas Mortal" (com as iniciais SBD) durante este período.
| SBD-5 Dauntless | |
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| Fotógrafo | Desconhecido |
| Localização | Desconhecido |
| Fotos | 53 |
| Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless | |
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| Fotografia | Vladimir Yakubov |
| Localizar | Museu do Ar de Palm Springs, Palm Springs, |
| Fotos | 101 |
| Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless Anda por aí | |
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| Fotógrafo | Vladimir Yakubov |
| Localização | USS Yorktown CV-10 |
| Fotos | 108 |
| Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless Walk Around | |
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| Fotógrafo | Vladimir Yakubov |
| Localização | Capital City Airshow |
| Fotos | 88 |
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| Fotógrafo | Cees Hendriks |
| Localização | Desconhecido |
| Fotos | 37 |
Douglas SBD Dauntless: The “Eighty-Eight” of the Skies
The Douglas SBD Dauntless (Scout Bomber Douglas) was the primary carrier-based dive bomber and scout plane of the United States Navy and Marine Corps during the first half of World War II. Though slow compared to later aircraft, its reliability and deadly accuracy earned it the nickname “Slow But Deadly.”
Historical Significance
The Dauntless is most famous for its pivotal role in the Battle of Midway (June 1942), where its dive bombers delivered the decisive strikes that sank four Japanese aircraft carriers in a matter of minutes. This single action is widely considered the turning point of the Pacific War.
The SBD fleet ultimately accounted for the destruction of more Japanese shipping, including six aircraft carriers, than any other Allied naval aircraft.
Design and Function
The SBD was a two-seat, low-wing monoplane. Its robust and simple design made it highly durable and easy to maintain.
- Dive Brakes: The aircraft’s signature feature was its perforated dive brakes (flaps with numerous holes) on the trailing edge of the wings. These deployed during a dive to limit speed and prevent flutter, giving the pilot a rock-steady platform for precise, near-vertical dive-bombing.
- Bomb Delivery: A large central bomb (up to 1,600 lbs) was carried on a swinging trapeze under the fuselage. This mechanism ensured the bomb cleared the propeller during the steep dive pull-out.
- Crew and Armament: It carried a crew of two: a pilot and a rear gunner/radioman.
- Forward Firepower: Two fixed, forward-firing .50 caliber machine guns mounted in the engine cowling, synchronized to fire through the propeller arc.
- Defensive Firepower: One or two flexible-mounted .30 caliber machine guns in the rear cockpit, operated by the gunner to deter enemy fighters attacking from the rear.
- Variantes: Later, more powerful variants, such as the SBD-5, featured a 1,200 hp Wright R-1820 Cyclone radial engine, along with increased crew armor and self-sealing fuel tanks.
Despite being considered technically obsolete by 1944, the Dauntless remained a highly effective dive bomber and a critical asset until its gradual replacement by the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver.
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