Designed to replace the legendary Dauntless, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver arrived with high expectations—and deep controversy.

On this day in aviation history, December 18, 1940, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bomber made its first flight. Plagued ...

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 development delayed its introduction and saddled it ...

SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO — More stories, photos, video about the sunken Navy SB2C-4 Helldiver ... “Several years ago, they did restoration work for us on a plane that was brought up out of the ...

The Curtiss-built SB2C-5 Helldiver aircraft ... During World War II, the United States Navy chose the SB2C to supplement their current fleet of SBD Dauntless dive bombers. It would be the last ...

SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO — More stories, photos, video about the sunken Navy SB2C-4 Helldiver ... “They’ve already been in touch with us,” said Milford Wayne Donaldson, the state’s historic ...

The Douglas A-1 Skyraider was designed for the US Navy in the final years ... to build a replacement for the Navy's venerable Grumman TBF Avenger and Curtiss SB2C Helldiver torpedo and dive ...

U.S. Navy divers are currently spending the week off the coast of Florida investigating quite an unusual find: A Curtiss SB2C Helldiver lying upside down approximately 185 feet below the water’s ...

"Certainly worth the unplanned vacation to California." The Navy SB2C-4 Helldiver sank 90 feet to the bottom of Lower Otay Reservoir 65 years ago. On Wednesday, salvage experts brought up a ...

Navy officials are working this week to uncover ... Egan and Emerald Charters of Jupiter, Florida) While more than 7,000 Curtiss SB2C Helldivers were produced during WWII, there is only one ...

The Navy SB2C-4 Helldiver sank 90 feet to the bottom of Lower Otay Reservoir 65 years ago. On Wednesday, salvage experts brought up a portion of the aircraft's canopy. The bulk of the plane will ...

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 development delayed its introduction and saddled it ...