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	Warbird Alley: Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
		The Curtiss SB2C single-engine dive-bomber joined the fleet late in 1943, joining the Douglas Dauntless as the primary attack/bombing planes for the US Navy.
		Only 26 of the 7,000 Helldivers built found their way to the other services; the plane was so valuable in the Pacific theater that the Navy absorbed nearly every plane.
		SB2C Helldiver -- Information and tour schedules for the last flying Helldiver, operated by the West Texas Wing of the CAF.
	www.warbirdalley.com /sb2c.htm (317 words)

	Cybermodeler Online - Accurate Miniatures 1/48 Curtiss SB2C-1C Helldiver
		The SB2C Helldiver was one of the most effective dive bombers developed in World War 2 and served well into the 1950s.
		Several Helldivers were seriously shot up and a few had to ditch near the carrier group's destroyer screen, but everyone made it home from their combat debut.
		The SB2C-1C (and later) Helldiver was armed with a single 20mm cannon in the wing root, as depicted in the Pro-Modeler/Accurate Miniatures kit.
	www.cybermodeler.com /hobby/kits/am/kit_am_sb2c-1.shtml (1208 words)

	Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
		Helldivers made their first operational sortie on 11 November, 1943 when they attacked the Japanese held port of Rabaul.
		The rear gunner had two.30 caliber machine guns to defend the Helldiver from attack from behind, and to allow these guns a greater angle of fire, the upper fuselage just behind the rear cockpit could be hydraulically retracted and collapsed.
		The Helldiver suffered major damage due to an engine failure on take off several years ago, but was completely rebuilt and restored thanks to the members and other volunteers of the West Texas Wing of the CAF.
	rwebs.net /ghostsqd/sb2c.htm (379 words)

	SB2C Helldiver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was an American aircraft carrier-based dive bomber produced for the United States Navy during World War II.
		The prototype Curtiss XSB2C Helldiver (BuNo1758) on its maiden flight on 18 December 1940 in pre-war colour scheme.
		The litany of faults that the Helldiver bore included the fact that it was underpowered, had a shorter range than the SBD, had an unreliable electrical system and was often poorly manufactured.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/SB2C_Helldiver (881 words)

	SB2C Helldiver
		All that being said, the Helldiver was delivered in large numbers (7,140), equipped many US Navy squadrons, and inflicted a lot of damage on the enemy.
		Apparently the early SB2C-1's, as the first built, had their problems and probably as a result I think there was a reluctance of some of the commanders to accept the Helldiver as a replacement for the reliable SBD Dauntless.
		Helldivers claimed 44 air-to-air kills, the leading SB2C pilot in this regard was Lt. Robert "Zekie" Parker, later killed by a kamikaze attack.
	www.acepilots.com /planes/helldiver.html (2146 words)

	Accurate Miniatures SB2C-4 Helldiver
		The Helldiver was a large, impressive and powerful aircraft intended to replace the SBD Dauntless but early on in it’s development it became apparent that there were serious problems with its design.
		The Helldiver’s handling was poor; it had unsatisfactory low-speed stability, and dangerously poor stalling characteristics.
		The Helldiver was delivered in large numbers (7,140), equipped many US Navy squadrons and inflicted a lot of damage on the enemy.
	www.swannysmodels.com /Helldiver.html (1087 words)

	Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
		The SB2C is the better known Helldiver of the two, mainly due to its combat use in the last half of WWII.
		The SB2C is also known by the nickname "Big Tailed Beast" and a few other names by those who flew it.
		The Helldiver replaced the aging Douglas Dauntless as the dive bomber of the US Navy, though initial teething problems left many wishing they had kept their dependable Dauntlesses.
	members.tripod.com /chip2500/id527.htm (124 words)

	Aircraft Models Maker - Brucecrafts, Inc. Your online source for all Philippine Handcrafted Collectibles SB2C Curtis ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The legacy of the Helldiver is a mixed one; while it destroyed more shipping than any other U.S. Navy aircraft, it was also, for most of its service life, inferior to the airplane it was replacing, the SBD Dauntless.
		Design on the Helldiver began in 1940 but due to crashes and stability problems the plane did not see combat until November 1943.
		Tailed Beast" and "Son of a Bitch Second Class", the SB2C was generally disliked by its crews.
	www.brucecrafts.com /sb2c-curtis-helldiver-p-462.html (235 words)

	SB2C-5 Helldiver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		SB2C-5 Helldiver of the 3F squadron in Indochina.
		The Helldiver retained an unenviable reputation "around the boat", with more aircraft being lost in deck landing accidents than to enemy action combat grimly joked that its designation (SB2C) stood for "Son of Bitch, 2nd Class".
		Although passionately disliked by many of the crews sent into combat flying it, the Helldiver was responsible for the destruction of more Japanese targets than any other US dive-bomber.
	frenchnavy.free.fr /aircraft/helldiver/helldiver.htm (252 words)

	Curtiss SB2C Helldiver (David Llewellyn James)
		The Helldiver was ordered into large-scale production in 1940, the prototype making its first flight on 18 December of that year.
		The Helldiver's handling was poor - in particular it had unsatisfactory low-speed stability, and dangerously poor stalling characteristics.
		However, it was at this stage impossible to reverse the changeover to the Helldiver, and the Philippine Sea battle was the SBD's last major action as a carrier aircraft.
	www.compass.dircon.co.uk /SB2C.htm (341 words)

	Curtiss SB2C Helldiver airplane airfix plastic model Kits
		SB2C-4 Helldiver 1/32 Mahogany Model This 1/32 scale model measures 14" in length and has a wingspan of 18 1/2".
		The Helldiver was the last dive bomber placed in operational service by the U.S. Navy.
		These photos, along with many taken of the few remaining Helldivers, illustrate all major details of the airplane.
	www.johnjohn.co.uk /shop/alpha/curtiss_s2bc_helldiver.html (212 words)

	More information about the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
		The long series of Curtiss combat aeroplanes built for the US Navy and Marine Corps between the two world wars was brought to a highly successful conclusion with the company's first monoplane bomber and the last to carry the name Helldiver.
		Ordered on May 15, 1939, while the earlier Helldiver biplane was still in quantity production...
		speaking of torpedo, based one my knowledge on the helldiver it has internal bomb bays like the tbf avenger.
	www.fiddlersgreen.net /AC/aircraft/Curtiss-Helldiver/helldivr.php (196 words)

	Accurate Miniatures 1/48 SB2C-1 Helldiver, by Tom Cleaver
		For Curtiss, the airplane was to be the fulfillment of all the "Helldivers" that had come before it, beginning with the F8C in 1931, and was to be markedly superior to the Douglas SBD "Dauntless" that was just coming off the drawing boards in late 1938.
		I also used different-sized numbers because the photo of VB-4 in the Osprey Helldiver book shows the number was on the vertical fin and on the fuselage ahead of the insignia, and was different size from the kit decals.
		Photos in the two Helldiver books I have show that these VB-17 Helldivers hadn’t had much opportunity to be "dinged" by the time of the Rabaul Raid (though the paint got seriously corroded from the salt air, as well as faded from the tropic sun over the course of their tour).
	www.modelingmadness.com /reviews/allies/cleaver/tmcsb2c1.htm (2821 words)

	Piloting the Beast
		When the Helldiver returned to service in 1988, I had a chance to fly both the FM-2 Wildcat and A6M2 Zero in shows with the SB2C, and I must admit that as a one-of-a-kind, the SB2C was always a bit special to me.
		The Helldiver falls into the category of an aircraft with more than 800 horsepower registered as an experimental aircraft, the type never having qualified for a commercial registration in civil service.
		Several more landings, including some three-point, proved that the Helldiver could operate out of as little as about 3000 feet, although a longer runway prevents undue wear and tear on the brakes and the pilot’s nerves.
	www.sb2chelldiver.org /piloting_the_beast.htm (1454 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| Aviation History \| Curtiss SB2C Helldiver: The Last Dive Bomber
		The Curtiss SB2C was the most heavily produced dive bomber in history, but it did not represent much of an improvement over the Douglas SBD Dauntless it was designed to replace.
		It is significant, however, that the Royal Navy rejected the Helldiver for combat service, even while it continued to use the antediluvian Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bomber until the end of the war.
		The Curtiss SB2C was the last of a line of aircraft developed for the U.S. Navy specifically for the role of dive-bombing.
	www.historynet.com /ahi/bl-curtiss-sb2c (1658 words)

	Academy 1/72 SB2C-4 Helldiver
		The Helldiver finally reached combat in late 1943, and went on to serve in most of the late war operations in both the Atlantic and Pacific.
		Despite all the development difficulties, by the end of the war the Helldiver had proved to be a rugged and dependable contributor to the carrier striking force.
		The Helldiver is probably the last of the major U.S. Navy World War Two carrier birds to be well done in 1/72nd.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2006/january/first-looks/academy_helldiver.php (1269 words)

	SB2C Helldiver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Curtiss-Wright offer, a second-generation Helldiver, of which name the Navy already had had a dive-bomber, was rather conventional in nature, but incorporated some new elements.
		The attack was successful, the Helldiver successful, but unwanted.
		The Helldiver had a short career, however, since a lack of targets and the increased threat from kamikazes made the space it took up wanted for fighters, which could bomb almost as effectively as the dive-bomber, and most carriers retired their contingents.
	www.microworks.net /pacific/aviation/sb2c_helldiver.htm (341 words)

	SB2C Helldiver Info
		The SB2C is the better known Helldiver of the two, mainly due to its combat use in the last half of WWII.
		The SB2C is also known by the nickname "Big Tailed Beast" and a few other names by those who flew it.
		The Helldiver was also adopted by the Army under the designation A-25.
	www.daveswarbirds.com /usplanes/aircraft/helldivr.htm (164 words)

	Academy 1/72 SB2C-4 Helldiver, previewed by Scott Van Aken (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Helldiver was meant to replace the Douglas SBD Dauntless; it was a much larger aircraft able to operate from the latest aircraft carriers of the time and carry a considerable array of armament.
		Even though the Helldiver entered US Naval service, it still had such structural problems that the aircraft crews were forbidden to dive bomb in clean conditions (one of its main tasks).
		Opinions soon changed, however, and the SB2C would go on to sink more enemy shipping in the Pacific war than any other US or Allied aircraft.
	modelingmadness.com /scotts/allies/academy/12406p.htm (1040 words)

	Revell Monogram Pro-Modeler 1/48 Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
		There is something about the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver that I have always found attractive as a modeling subject.
		The moments of aircraft seem almost comical with it is incredibly short tail and awkwardly large horizontal stabilizer.
		The Helldiver was the second kit I built after an eight year hiatus.
	www.airfieldmodels.com /gallery_of_models/display/monogram_pro_modeler_sb2c_helldiver (513 words)

	Curtiss A-25 Helldiver
		One of these designs was the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, which the Army acquired under the designation A-25.
		The development of the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver began back in 1938, when the US Navy laid down requirements for a new scout/dive bomber aircraft.
		The SB2C was assigned the name Helldiver, a name long associated with Curtiss naval dive bombers.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher4/a25.html (1625 words)

	AIRPOWER.CALLIHAN.CC- SB2C Helldiver
		The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was an aircraft carrier-based dive bomber produced for the United States Navy during World War II.
		It replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless in US Navy service, and was initially strongly disliked by aircrews because it was much bigger and heavier than the SBD, was underpowered, and had a shorter range.
		Despite its size, the SB2C was as fast as a fighter; only the Vought F4U Corsair could significantly outperform it.
	airpower.callihan.cc /HTML/Spotlight/sb2c.htm (108 words)

	WW2 Warbirds: the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver - Frans Bonné
		The Helldiver, also called Beast or Two-Cee, was meant to replace the Douglas SBD Dauntless.
		Also this second prototype version was lost when in December 1941 the Helldiver was pulled out of a dive and the starboard wing and tailplane failed.
		Nevertheless, production tempo was accelerating, even though the Helldiver had still such structural problems that they were forbidden to make dive bombings in clean conditions (one of it's main tasks!).
	www.xs4all.nl /~fbonne/warbirds/ww2htmls/curtsb2c.html (1004 words)

	SB2Cindex.htm
		The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was the US Navy's principal dive bomber during the latter part of WWII.
		Following the Marianas operation in June and July 1944 SB2C squadrons participated in the advance through the western Pacific, via the Palaus and Philippines, to Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.Post-WWII, Helldivers continued to serve in USN carrier bombing/attack squadrons until early 1949.
		Foreign use of the aircraft included employment by the Greek Air Force in that country's civil war of 1949, and carrier operations over Indochina by the French Navy from 1951 to 1954.
	uk.geocities.com /sb2c@btinternet.com (459 words)

	Curtiss A-25/SB2C
		One of these designs was the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, which the Army acquired under the designation A-25.
		Development of the SB2C began in 1938 when the Navy laid down requirements for a new scout/dive bomber aircraft.
		Rather than develop new aircraft from scratch, the Army turned to the Navy's Douglas SBD Dauntless and Curtiss SB2C Helldiver to fill this need.
	www.aerofiles.com /JBcurt-a25.html (1354 words)

	Curtiss Helldiver; SB2C; Helldiver; Curtiss SB2C Helldiver; Dive-Bomber Curtiss
		Another much-maligned aircraft, the Helldiver made a major contribution to the successful outcome of the Pacific War and fought hard against the Communists in Indo-China with the French Navy.
		Post-war she continued to serve as the only bomber in the fleet until replaced by the Douglas Skyraider, but she also saw much more action with the French Navy at Dien Bien Phu where her accuracy was legendary.
		Eyewitness accounts from the only Royal Navy Squadron to actually employ the Helldiver are included as are American and French Navy pilots recollections of post-war operations.
	www.dive-bombers.co.uk /Helldiver.htm (186 words)

	Curtiss Model 84 - SB2C Helldiver model airplane
		The prototype for the Helldiver was first flown on December 18, 1940, with the first production airplane entering service in December, 1942.
		This was the final combat airplane built by Curtis for the US Marine Corps/US Navy, and the most extensively built of all US Navy dive-bombers.
		With a total of over 7,000 Helldivers built, only 26 of these airplanes were used by any other service during World War II, for the plane was of such great value in the Pacific Theater that the US Navy absorbed almost the entire production.
	www.worldaircorps.com /airplanes/am240.htm (303 words)

	Aero Expo 2004 - Curtiss SB2C Helldiver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		It is operated by the Confederate Air Force Ghost Squadron.
		The Helldiver was larger, heavier, and faster than the venerable Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber.
		For reasons that should be obvious, it was nicknamed the "Big Tailed Beast."
	www.davidpride.com /Aviation/MAPS_217.htm (49 words)

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