The Hangar Jul 27, 2026The Douglas SBD Dauntless, the Slow But Deadly Dive Bomber, and the Five Minutes at Midway That Turned the Whole Pacific WarHow the slow, homely Douglas SBD Dauntless sank four Japanese carriers at Midway and turned the Pacific War in five minutes.Taildragger
The Hangar Jun 25, 2026The SBD Dauntless and the five minutes that turned the Pacific War at MidwayOn June 4, 1942, a fuel-starved squadron of SBD Dauntless dive bombers sank three Japanese fleet carriers in roughly five minutes, permanently shifting the balance of power in the Pacific War.Taildragger
The Hangar Jun 20, 2026SBD Dauntless Bureau Number Twenty-One Oh Six, the Battle of Midway veteran they pulled from the bottom of Lake MichiganHow SBD Dauntless BuNo 2106, a Battle of Midway veteran, spent 50 years in Lake Michigan and was recovered and restored.Taildragger