But by 1938, the US Navy looked to Curtiss again to replace the Douglas SBD Dauntless, which had only just gone into service. However, the Navy felt that a bigger dive bomber was necessary ...

Let us tell you. As was the case with torpedo bombers, the heyday of the dive bomber did not last... During WWII, by far the most successful Allied dive bomber was the Curtis SB2C Helldiver.

In 1934, the United States Navy issued a requirement for a new carrier borne scout bomber that could double as a dive bomber. The specification accepted entries for both monoplane and biplane ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Perhaps no weapon was as closely associated with the Nazi German in early in World War II as the Stuka dive bomber, infamous for howling,... Here’s What You ...

At least four B-1B bombers arrived in Guam last week amid tensions in the South China Sea, U.S. Air Force's photos showed.

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.

Washington: The United States Department of Defense’s annual report has made an important revelation about China’s military strength. According to the report, China’s H-20 stealth bomber is ...

Curator, Luis Perez-Oramas: We are looking at a mural painted by the Mexican artist José Clemente Orozco in 1940 entitled Dive Bomber and Tank. It was made during the second World War, and it refers ...

Russian and US officials have been involved in a spat over the landing in Venezuela of two Russian bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The two Tu-160 bombers landed in Venezuela on Monday ...

“I flew a dive bomber, Petlyakov PE-2. We lovingly called it Peshka,” meaning a chess pawn. He recalls fear only after landing. “When you see how many holes you have in your plane, or how ...