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Dive bomber. A Douglas SBD Dauntless drops its bomb. The dive brakes are extended and are visible behind the wings. A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy for the bomb it drops. Diving towards the target simplifies the bomb's trajectory and allows the pilot to keep visual ...
The Vultee A-31 Vengeance is an American dive bomber of World War II that was built by Vultee Aircraft.A modified version was designated A-35.The Vengeance was not used operationally by the United States, but was operated as a front-line aircraft by the British Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, and the Indian Air Force in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific.
1940–1944. Number built. 5,936. Developed from. Northrop BT. The Douglas SBD Dauntless is a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944. The SBD ("Scout Bomber Douglas") was the United States Navy 's main carrier-based scout/dive bomber from mid-1940 through mid-1944.
Produced. 1942–1945. Number built. 2,038. The Yokosuka D4Y Suisei (彗星, Suisei, "Comet"; Allied reporting name "Judy") is a two-seat carrier-based dive bomber developed by the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal and operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. Development of the aircraft began in 1938.
Aichi D3A2 with a telescopic sight, before takeoff. The Aichi D3A (Navy designation " Type 99 Carrier Bomber "; Allied reporting name " Val ") [ a] is a World War II carrier-borne dive bomber. It was the primary dive bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and was involved in almost all IJN actions, including the attack on Pearl Harbor .
Arado Ar 66, trainer + night ground attack. Arado Ar 234 Blitz ('Lightning'), bomber + night-fighter (jet-engined) Blohm & Voss Ha 140, torpedo bomber floatplane (prototype) Blohm & Voss BV 237, dive bomber, ground attack (project) Dornier Do 11, (Do F) medium bomber, 1931. Dornier Do 13, medium bomber, 1933.
Dornier Do 13 medium bomber (Development of Do 11), 1933; Dornier Do 14 seaplane (prototype) Dornier Do 15 Wal ('Whale') reconnaissance flying-boat; Dornier Do 17 mail-plane, bomber and night-fighter; Dornier Do 18 reconnaissance bomber flying-boat, 1935; Dornier Do 19 prototype four engine heavy bomber; Dornier Do 22 torpedo bomber ...
In service. 1942–1946. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) operated Vultee Vengeance dive bombers during World War II. The Australian Government ordered 297 of the type in late 1941 as part of efforts to expand the RAAF. This order was later increased to 400 aircraft. A few Vengeances arrived in Australia during 1942, and large-scale ...