The aviation world has welcomed a third Curtiss SB2C-1A Helldiver to the skies. On August 8th, after 45 years, BuNo 75552 ...
The Helldiver’s poor manufacturing was a superficial problem relative to its fundamentally flawed design. The aircraft was ...
Designed to replace airframes that had helped the U.S. achieve victory, like the Douglas SBD Dauntless, Grumman TBF Avenger, and Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, the A-1 was a long-range dive/torpedo ...