SBD Dauntless
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| A U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless dive bomber of VB-5 from the USS Yorktown over Wake Island in October 1943. (U.S. Navy Photograph) |
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| Douglas A-24 Banshee (U.S. Air Force Photo) |
SBD Dauntless Characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 33 ft 1 in
- Height: 13 ft 7 in
- Wingspan: 41 ft 6 in
- Wing Area: 325 sq ft
- Weight - Empty: 6,404 lb
- Weight - Loaded: 10,676 lb
- Maximum Takeoff Weight: 10,700 lb
- Engine: Wright R-1820-60 radial engine, 1,200 hp
- Maximum Speed: 255 mph
- Range: 773 miles
- Ceiling: 25,530 ft
- Bomb Load: 2,250 lb