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 ...

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

The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, initially plagued by design flaws, underwent over 800 modifications to become a formidable WWII dive bomber.

Between 1943 and 1945, over 7,000 SB2C Helldivers were built ... and the ire of pilots and aircraft commanders alike. The Helldiver was much larger than the Dauntless, and improved, in theory ...

The SB2C Helldiver was dislodged from the reservoir floor Friday and brought to the surface after divers spent two days in zero-visibility water removing mud and debris that was holding the plane ...

Since his first story on July 21, 2009 Union-Tribune Outdoors reporter Ed Zieralski has been following the hunt for the rare Navy SB2C-4 Helldiver bomber that’s been resting on the muddy bottom ...

The SB2C Helldiver aircraft was brought to the surface after days of work to free it from several feet of mud and debris on the dark floor of Lower Otay Reservoir, where it was spotted last year ...

The Curtiss-built SB2C-5 Helldiver aircraft, BuNo 83393, was originally built in early 1945 and was delivered to Naval Air Field Newport, Rhode Island. Very shortly after it was transferred to ...

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 ...

The SB2C Helldiver aircraft was brought to the surface after days of work to free it from several feet of mud and debris on the dark floor of Lower Otay Reservoir, where it was spotted last year ...

According to regulations, pilots weren't allowed to fly the Helldiver unless they had someone with them. "He (Metz) said it was common practice for guys that didn't have enough air time ...

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 ...