At Midway, the Dauntless was credited with sinking or mortally wounding each of the four Japanese aircraft carriers involved ...

Navy pilot John Leppla was credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and ...

The SBD-3, introduced in March 1941, featured protective armor and a more powerful engine. Its armament included two forward-facing .50-inch machine guns mounted on the engine cowling, along with twin ...