WWII and Korean War carrier-based fighter aircraft, fighter-bomber, attack aircraft.
Douglas-built Dive Bomber and primarily produced at the Douglas plant at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Of the 2,965 SBD-5’s built, three remain airworthy. This aircraft was built in 1939.
Manufactured by General Motors, this is an American torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval aviation services around the world. The Avenger entered U.S. service in 1942, and first saw action during the Battle of Midway. Despite the loss of five of the six Avengers on its combat debut, it survived in service to become one of the outstanding torpedo bombers of World War II. Greatly modified after the war, it remained in use until the 1960s.
