![The US Navy SBD Dauntless Dive Bombers' strike and the momentum of Midway shift from the most powerful Carrier Task Force on Earth to a single remaining Imperial Japanese Navy Carrier - The US Navy SBD Dauntless Dive Bombers' strike and the momentum of Midway shift from the most powerful Carrier Task Force on Earth to a single remaining Imperial Japanese Navy Carrier -](https://theaviationgeekclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Midway-SBD.jpg)
The US Navy SBD Dauntless Dive Bombers' strike and the momentum of Midway shift from the most powerful Carrier Task Force on Earth to a single remaining Imperial Japanese Navy Carrier -
![Nailed it. A Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber balanced on nose after crash landing on carrier flight deck, June 21, 1943 [5632x4120] x-post /r/HI_Res : r/Warthunder Nailed it. A Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber balanced on nose after crash landing on carrier flight deck, June 21, 1943 [5632x4120] x-post /r/HI_Res : r/Warthunder](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3900/14788386418_0e7a13bd3c_o.jpg)
Nailed it. A Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber balanced on nose after crash landing on carrier flight deck, June 21, 1943 [5632x4120] x-post /r/HI_Res : r/Warthunder
What made the Dauntless SBD such an effective dive bomber with such longevity before & during WWII? - Quora
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Why wasnt the Douglas SBD Dauntless, or any other US airarmy dive bomber used like the German Stuka in precision bombing of buildings and other ground targets in the war in Europe?
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