The Air Zoo welcomed a very special guest last week, Dr. Arthur J. Lendo who is traveling across the country to honor his uncle, John Henry Lendo. Dr. Arthur Lendo has donated more than $100,000 to ...

Deliveries of the SBD-2 to VS-2 and VB-2 on board the USS Lexington began in November 1940, with USS Enterprises's VS-6 and VB-6 following shortly. The initial two models of the Dauntless would see ...

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 ...

At Midway, the Dauntless was credited with sinking or mortally wounding each of the four Japanese aircraft carriers involved in the battle. Arguably the most important U.S. aircraft in World War II’s ...

Use the controls at the bottom of the frame to navigate, zoom in and out, or view full-screen. The Douglas Dauntless dive bomber sank more enemy ships than any other Allied bomber, and is best ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Single engine, low wing, carrier based scout/dive bomber.Both sides of fuselage: "109," U. S. star and bar insignia.

The Dauntless mystery: From tragedy to discovery. Originally published in the South Pacific WWII Museum Newsletter, August 2025 – James (Jimmy) Carter When the South Pacific WWII Museum recovered the ...