SB2C 5 Helldiver on elevator of aircraft carrier 1945. Crashed SB2C 3 Helldiver of VB 7 on USS Intrepid CV 11 on 30 October ...

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 ...

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Early History and Specifications. ... two M1919 Browning .30 caliber machine guns in the rear cockpit, eight 5-inch High-Velocity Aircraft Rockets (HVAR; ...

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 Curtiss-built SB2C-5 Helldiver aircraft, BuNo 83393, was originally built in early 1945 and was delivered to Naval Air Field Newport, Rhode Island.