Looking like Lieutenant Commander McClusky about to order the attack on the IJN Akagi and Kaga a SBD-5 Dauntless NX670AM makes a pass at the Capital Airshow, Mather Field, California March 2025 #airshow #capitalairshow #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #nikonphotgraphy #CCA2025 #Midway #SBD #DiveBomber #Warbird #WWII
Northrop BT-1 of Bombing 6 aboard USS Enterprise. The Northrop BT-1 was a dive bomber operated by the US Navy. A total of 55 were built. Poor handling characteristics restricted its use to only two aircraft carriers, USS Yorktown (CV-5) and USS Enterprise (CV-6). A revised version became the BT-2. An order for 144 was delivered as the Douglas SBD Dauntless, as Northrop had been taken over and incorporated in Douglas. #NorthropBT1 #Northrop #USNavy #USN #NavalHistory #DiveBomber #aviation
Vultee XA-41
Originally designed as a dive-bomber, the role of the Vultee XA-41 was changed to a low level attack aircraft when the USAAF decided that dive bombers were too vulnerable. Changing priorities and the coming end of the Second World War saw the order for two prototypes changed to just one. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/vultee-xa-41-dive-bomber/ aeroplane, #Aircraft, #airplane, #attackaircraft, #aviation, #bomber, #divebomber, #VulteeXA41
