The resulting SB2C Helldiver would feature an internal bomb bay, folding wings, and was powered a 14-cylinder Wright R-2600 ...

The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver could have been the U.S. Navy’s frontline carrier-based dive bomber for much of World War II, ... But while the Helldiver could fold its wings to save space, ...

The mystery surrounding a downed World War II-era plane found at the bottom of the ocean has been partially solved. The aircraft, upside down and mostly intact, is indeed a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver a… ...

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Early History and Specifications The SB2C made her maiden flight on December 18, 1940, and officially entered into operational service with the U.S. Navy in December 1942.

Navy pilot E.D. Frazar before he boards an SB2C-4 Helldiver. Frazar was the pilot of the Helldiver that ditched into the Lower Otay Reservoir on May 28, 1945.

Folks gather around a SB2C Helldiver after it was recovered from 91 feet down and under six or seven feet of organic silt in a San Diego reservoir, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010.

The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was a two-seat dive bomber initially introduced into combat in 1943. More than 7,000 SB2Cs were produced during World War II, although just one remains flying today.

SAN DIEGO – A rare World War II dive bomber was lifted 90 feet from the bottom of a San Diego reservoir Friday and hoisted to dry land for the first time in 65 years. The SB2C Helldiver aircraft ...

The Fagen SB2C-5 under restoration in Minnesota. (Image credit: Fagen Fighters WWII Museum) The wreckage of the Helldiver was left undisturbed in the woods of Dahlgren, Virginia, until it was ...

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver: The “Big-Tailed Beast” The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver could have been the U.S. Navy’s frontline carrier-based dive bomber for much of World War II, but problems with its ...