9.9K views · 306 reactions | The Douglas SBD Dauntless took its...

264K views · 9.2K reactions | The Douglas SBD Dauntless was one of the most important aircraft in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Designed as a carrier-based scout and dive bomber, the SBD served primarily in the Pacific Theater and earned a reputation for precision, reliability, and effectiveness. #ww2 #aviation #military #aviationlovers | The War Rooms | Facebook

86K views · 2.6K reactions | Slow But Deadly: that’s the SBD Dauntless dive bomber, a mainstay of the US Navy during WWII. Slow but very, very effective and tough against the Imperial Japanese Navy. In one incident, an SBD got caught in a tangle with an A6M Zero and in an attempt to jink away from the fighter, the SBD’s wing sliced right through the lightly armored Zero  #dauntless #midway #wwii #warbird #wow | Ryan Tykosh Photography | Facebook

Twin flypasts straight over the camera followed by landings from two absolute legends of WWII aviation. An original Mitsubishi A6M Zero, still powered by its Nakajima Sakae radial, alongside a Douglas SBD Dauntless running the unmistakable Wright R-1820 Cyclone. This is pure mechanical history — raw radial engine sound, low passes, and the kind of atmosphere you just don’t get anymore. Aircraft that once faced each other in combat, now flying together, sounding incredible, and reminding us how d