ISBN: | 978-5-5111-5862-4 |
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Douglas SBD Dauntless was a naval dive bomber made by Douglas during World War II. The SBD was the United States Navy`s main dive bomber from mid-1940 until late 1943, when it was largely replaced by the SB2C Helldiver. The aircraft was also operated by the United States Army as the A-24 Banshee.