The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was supposed to be America’s next great dive bomber—but it was so flawed it needed more than 800 ...
Between 1943 and 1945, over 7,000 SB2C Helldivers were built. Initially, the aircraft displayed poor handling characteristics—earning a damning report from the waste-focused Truman Committee and the ...
The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, initially plagued by design flaws, underwent over 800 modifications to become a formidable WWII dive bomber. Brutal Missouri plane crash leaves 12 dead, authorities say ...