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Pilot with SBD Dauntless
Pilot with SBD Dauntless 
SBD Dauntless on Flight Apron
SBD Dauntless on Flight Apron 
SBD Dauntless on Tarmac
SBD Dauntless on Tarmac 
SBD Dauntless Refueling
SBD Dauntless Refueling 
SBD Dauntless Refueling
SBD Dauntless Refueling 
Douglas SBD-3 on the Ground, in Revised US Army Air Corps Livery
Douglas SBD-3 on the Ground, in Revised US Army Air Corps Livery 
SBD Dauntless in Flight
SBD Dauntless in Flight 
Douglas SBD-3 on the Ground, in Revised US Army Air Corps Livery
Douglas SBD-3 on the Ground, in Revised US Army Air Corps Livery 
Douglas SBD Dauntless Manufacturing Line
Douglas SBD Dauntless Manufacturing Line 
Douglas SBD Dauntless Dive Bombers in Flight
Douglas SBD Dauntless Dive Bombers in Flight 
P-51 Mustang and SBD Dauntless on Tarmac
P-51 Mustang and SBD Dauntless on Tarmac 
SBD-1 Dauntless Peel Off
SBD-1 Dauntless Peel Off 
SBD-3 on the Tarmac, Early US Army Air Corps Markings
SBD-3 on the Tarmac, Early US Army Air Corps Markings 
Three SBD/A-24 Dauntless Flying in Formation
Three SBD/A-24 Dauntless Flying in Formation 
Three SBD/A-24 Dauntless Flying in Formation
Three SBD/A-24 Dauntless Flying in Formation 
A-24s Lined Up Outside Air Force Plant 3
A-24s Lined Up Outside Air Force Plant 3 
Vintage Douglas Airview Cover, SBD Rear Gunner
Vintage Douglas Airview Cover, SBD Rear Gunner 
WASPs Stand with an A-24 on the Douglas-Tulsa Ramp
WASPs Stand with an A-24 on the Douglas-Tulsa Ramp 
A-24 Dauntless in Flight
A-24 Dauntless in Flight 
A-24 Dauntless Squadron Flying Near Hermosa Beach
A-24 Dauntless Squadron Flying Near Hermosa Beach 
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SBD-3 Dauntless at El Segundo with "Swiss Cheese" Flaps

The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber became a mainstay of the Navy's World War II air fleet in the Pacific, with the lowest loss ratio of any U.S. carrier-based aircraft. The SBD Dauntless featured "Swiss cheese" flaps -- dive brakes punched with 3-inch holes -- so that it could achieve pinpoint accuracy by diving to the target, dropping the bomb and then pulling out of the near-vertical dive. 
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Unique identifier BI222201 
Boeing ID es17086 
Type Image 
Size 3454px × 2665px   8MB 
License type RM 
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