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The Forgotten Power of Japan's Dive Bombers in WWII
The history of Japanese dive bombers during World War II is often overshadowed by the dramatic successes of American air ...
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The Fairey Barracuda Bomber Was a Nazi Sailor’s Worst Nightmare
The Fairey Barracuda made history as the first English all-metal aircraft built for dive-bombing and torpedo-bombing purposes ...
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How a ‘Dauntless’ dive bomber became a WWII ace at Coral Sea
Pilot John Leppla, right, was a WWII Navy ace, credited with shooting ... seemed just as much devoted to fighters as to dive bombers. John Arthur Leppla was born in Lima, Ohio, on May 7, 1916.
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America’s Dauntless Dive Bomber Saved The Day At Midway
Arguably the most important U.S. aircraft in World War II’s Pacific Theater was the ... the U.S. Navy’s primary carrier-based scout/dive bomber from 1940 until mid-1944. The SBD Dauntless ...
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RAAF WW2 Baltimore attack bomber aircraft wreck found in Antikythera, Greece
A WW2 Baltimore attack bomber aircraft wreck belonging to the Royal Australian Air Force was discovered off the coast of ...
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Airman's Remains Recovered From WWII Bomber
To read about excavations to identify the remains of another American pilot whose aircraft crashed during WWII, go to "Letter from Normandy: The Legacy of the Longest Day." ...
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How a ‘Dauntless’ dive bomber became a WWII ace at Coral Sea
Edward “Butch” O’Hare, the F4F-3 Wildcat pilot whose five aerial victories in defense of the carrier Lexington on Feb. 20, 1942, made him both the Navy’s first World War II fighter ace and ...