Adam Estes examines the legacy of the Battle of Midway through the story of "Midway Madness," the last surviving Douglas SBD ...
The story of a lost SBD Dauntless in Vanuatu is not just a technical puzzle about a missing aircraft, it is a human tragedy that still echoes across a Pacific island chain shaped by war. To understand ...
The Douglas SBD Dauntless was one of the truly great aircraft of World War II. It played a major role throughout the Pacific. On June 4, 1942, during the Battle of Midway, SBDs destroyed four Japanese ...