The Commemorative Air Force West Texas Wing's SB2C Helldiver, one of the last flying examples of this storied World War II dive bomber, has endured its share of trials in recent years. Ed Vesely, ...

SOUTH COUNTYSOUTH COUNTY — With news that the recovery of the SB2C-4 Helldiver likely won’t happen until Thursday, surviving relatives of the pilot and gunner say they plan to be on the shoreline of ...

Efforts to raise the Helldiver plane from Lower Otay Reservoir were shut down for the day Thursday evening. Officials said they hope to complete the job Friday morning. Divers have secured lines and ...

A U.S. Navy Icon Takes to the Skies After a 17-Year Restoration. On their Facebook page, The Fagen Fighters WWII Museum, located in Granite Falls, Minnesota, announced they’d completed a test flight ...

The SB2C Helldiver, which operated off aircraft carriers, replaced the Douglas SPD Dauntless. Christian Gurling, curator at the Tillamook Air Museum, said it carried two crew members – the pilot and a ...

Click to open image viewer. During World War II, U.S. Navy bombing squadrons flew Helldiver dive-bombers against Japan from November 1943 to the war’s end in September 1945. After a prolonged ...