Douglas SBD Dauntless - Flaps and Dive Brakes
Carrier based American scout and dive bomber in service in 1940-1945. Extending the flaps and dive brakes slowed the SBD to manageable speeds when going straight down in a dive bombing attack. Extensive World War II service. Used also by other nations until 1959. At the National World War II Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Douglas SBD Dauntless - Flaps and Dive Brakes
Carrier based American scout and dive bomber in service in 1940-1945. Extending the flaps and dive brakes slowed the SBD to manageable speeds when going straight down in a dive bombing attack. Extensive World War II service. Used also by other nations until 1959. At the National World War II Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Uploaded on January 25, 2015
Taken on March 11, 2014