On a barge in lake mead, in Nevada, under a scorching sun, Dave Conlin pulled on long underwear, wool socks and a fleece jacket and pants. He donned an insulated drysuit over all that, strapped two ...

While the A-36 proved capable of consistently hitting its targets, the aircraft’s accident rate was concerning. Did you know that a ground-attack/dive-bomber ...

The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber was trapped inside the USS Yorktown with this bomb still attached to its cradle. The aircraft carrier was sunk by a Japanese submarine after the 1942 Battle of ...

Dive bombers played a decisive role in many of the most important battles of the Pacific Theater striking enemy ships with terrifying accuracy. Aircraft such as the American Dauntless and Helldiver as ...

A World War II bomber has been discovered 3 miles deep in the Pacific Ocean, and it’s still fully armed with an 83-year-old bomb fixed to the wing, NOAA Ocean Exploration says. The Douglas SBD ...