The National Interest on MSN5d
America’s Dauntless Dive Bomber Saved The Day At Midway
At Midway, the Dauntless was credited with sinking or mortally wounding each of the four Japanese aircraft carriers involved ...
Defense News5d
How a ‘Dauntless’ dive bomber became a WWII ace at Coral Sea
Navy pilot John Leppla was credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and ...
The Citizen1d
CAF Airbase Georgia Warbirds Take to Skies for 2025 Air Shows and Events
Spring is bringing a unique fleet of World War II-era warbirds out of the hangar for a busy 2025 Commemorative Air Force (CAF ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN16d
Military Aviation Museum SBD-5 Dauntless – Restoration Update
The Military Aviation Museum's Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless, currently under restoration at Pioneer Aero Ltd. in New Zealand, has ...
STV News2d
Pilot made mayday call before water in engine caused fatal crash
A Scots pilot made a mayday call before his private aircraft crashed into a hillside in Fife. Nicholas Denison-Pender, from ...
Air Force Times6d
How a ‘Dauntless’ dive bomber became a WWII ace at Coral Sea
Two Zeros then went after an SBD crewed by Leppla and Liska ... Although Shoho launched three more fighters, it could not stop U.S. aircraft from landing as many as 13 bombs and seven torpedo ...