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Bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets
A dive bomber is a tactical bomber aircraft that attacks its target by performing fast dives in order to provide greater accuracy for the aerial bomb it
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dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets. Dive Bomber may also refer to: Dive Bomber (film) Dive Bomber (video game) Dive Bomber
Dive_Bomber
1941 film
Dive Bomber is a 1941 American aviation drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Errol Flynn, Fred MacMurray and Alexis Smith. It was produced
Dive_Bomber_(film)
Imperial Japanese carrier-borne dive bomber
Carrier Bomber"; Allied reporting name "Val") is a carrier-borne dive bomber designed and produced by Aichi Kokuki KK. It was the primary dive bomber of the
Aichi_D3A
1935 dive bomber aircraft family by Junkers
The Junkers Ju 87, popularly known as the "Stuka", is a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft. Designed by Hermann Pohlmann, it first flew in
Junkers_Ju_87
Japanese dive bomber pilot
保, Ema Tamotsu) was a dive bomber pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. He led Aichi D3A dive bombers from the carrier Zuikaku
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fighter/dive bomber Fairey Albacore (RAF, FAA) torpedo/dive bomber Fairey Barracuda (FAA) torpedo/dive bomber Fairey Swordfish (FAA) torpedo bomber Grumman
List of aircraft of the United Kingdom in World War II
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American Naval Officer (1916–2016)
Norman Jack "Dusty" Kleiss (March 7, 1916 – April 22, 2016) was a dive-bomber pilot in the United States Navy during World War II. He was the only pilot
Norman_Kleiss
Japanese carrier-based dive bomber
The Yokosuka D4Y Suisei (彗星, comet) is a twin-seat carrier-based dive bomber developed by the Japanese defence manufacturer Yokosuka Naval Air Technical
Yokosuka_D4Y_Suisei
United States Naval Aviator
Richard Halsey Best (March 24, 1910 – October 28, 2001) was a dive bomber pilot and squadron commander in the United States Navy during World War II.
Richard_Halsey_Best
Japanese carrier-borne dive bomber
The Aichi D1A was a carrier-based dive bomber produced by the Japanese aircraft manufacturer Aichi Kokuki. The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS)
Aichi_D1A
Topics referred to by the same term
The USSR produced three models of dive bomber during World War II. Soviet dive bomber may refer to: Petlyakov Pe-2 Petlyakov Pe-3 Petlyakov Pe-8 This
Soviet_dive_bomber
Scout and dive bomber aircraft
American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944. The SBD ("Scout Bomber Douglas") was the United
Douglas_SBD_Dauntless
Japanese aircraft manufacturer and aviation engine manufacturer throughout World War II
seaplane prototype, lost to the Kawanishi E12K D2N D3N - 1936 carrier-based dive bomber prototype based on the C3N and B5N, lost to the Aichi D3A G5N - Shinzan
Nakajima_Aircraft_Company
1941 attack aircraft family by Vultee
The Vultee A-31 Vengeance is an American dive bomber of World War II that was built by Vultee Aircraft. A modified version was called A-35. The Vengeance
Vultee_A-31_Vengeance
fighter Curtiss SBC Helldiver - Carrier-based scout bomber Curtiss SB2C Helldiver - Carrier-based dive bomber Curtiss SOC Seagull - Observation aircraft Curtiss
List of aircraft of the United States during World War II
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torpedo bombers are included. Bomber List of bomber aircraft List of military aircraft of the United States Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, US heavy bomber under
List of United States bomber aircraft
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dual roles, such as fighter-bomber and bomber-reconnaissance aircraft. Carrier aircraft functions. Torpedo and dive bombers attacked enemy warships, transports
Carrier aircraft used during World War II
Carrier_aircraft_used_during_World_War_II
alongside the Blackburn Skua. Blackburn Skua The Skua was a fighter and a dive bomber; one of two fighter aircraft in the FAA at the onset of war, alongside
List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft in World War II
List_of_Fleet_Air_Arm_aircraft_in_World_War_II
1942 attack aircraft model by North American Aviation
ground-attack/dive bomber version of the North American P-51 Mustang, from which it could be distinguished by the presence of rectangular, slatted dive brakes
North_American_A-36
British carrier-based fighter-bomber
aircraft, as well as the first dive bomber in Fleet Air Arm (FAA) service. The aircraft took its name from the sea bird which dives on any potential predators
Blackburn_Skua
purposes. List of interwar military aircraft List of fighter aircraft List of bomber aircraft List of attack aircraft List of jet aircraft of World War II List
List of aircraft of World War II
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Japanese dive bomber prototype
(also designated Experimental 11-Shi Carrier Bomber and Nakajima DB) was a Japanese carrier-based dive bomber of the 1930s. Three prototypes were built for
Nakajima_D3N
Type of aircraft
jet-powered dive bomber/fighter-bomber of unusual asymmetric form, proposed during World War II. This asymmetrically-designed dive bomber had one Junkers
Blohm_&_Voss_P_178
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Dive bomb, dive-bomb or divebomb may refer to: Dive bomb (guitar technique) Divebomb, a Transformers character Dive bomber, bomber aircraft that dives
Dive_bomb
5 - General purpose Blohm & Voss P 6 - Dive bomber (Ha 137 development) Blohm & Voss P 7 - Biplane dive bomber Blohm & Voss P 8 - Flying boat Blohm &
List of German aircraft projects, 1939–1945
List_of_German_aircraft_projects,_1939–1945
Soviet dive bomber aircraft
«Пешка» (Pawn); NATO reporting name: Buck) was a Soviet twin-engine dive bomber used during World War II. One of the outstanding tactical attack aircraft
Petlyakov_Pe-2
Heavy ground attack aircraft
filled by tactical bomber class, which crosses and blurs with various other aircraft categories: light bombers, medium bombers, dive bombers, interdictors
Bomber
patrol bomber Curtiss R5C Commando transport Curtiss SBC Helldiver dive bomber Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bomber Douglas BD Havoc attack/medium bomber/target
List of equipment of the United States Army during World War II
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was a dive bomber pilot officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. He is best known for leading the Zuikaku's dive bomber squadron
Sadamu_Takahashi
400, long-range bomber Heinkel He 45, bomber + trainer Heinkel He 50, reconnaissance + dive bomber (biplane) Heinkel He 111, bomber Heinkel He 177 Greif
List of military aircraft of Germany
List_of_military_aircraft_of_Germany
Bomber aircraft are military aircraft primarily designed for air-to-surface attack, on either ground or sea targets. This list does not include airships
List_of_bomber_aircraft
torpedo bomber Blackburn Baffin torpedo bomber Blackburn B-6 Shark torpedo bomber Blackburn Skua fighter/dive bomber Blackburn Roc fighter/dive bomber Boulton
List of interwar military aircraft
List_of_interwar_military_aircraft
German WW" Luftwaffe general & bomber pilot (1914-2001)
a bomber pilot on the Eastern Front, 90 as a bomber pilot on the Western Front, and 102 as a dive bomber pilot during the invasion of Poland and Battle
Dietrich_Peltz
Naval attack aircraft
A torpedo bomber is a military aircraft designed primarily to attack ships with aerial torpedoes. Torpedo bombers came into existence just before the
Torpedo_bomber
Carrier-based dive bomber aircraft
The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was a dive bomber developed by Curtiss-Wright during World War II. Nicknames for the aircraft included "Big-Tailed Beast" or
Curtiss_SB2C_Helldiver
Proposed Swedish dive bomber and night fighter
The Saab 24 was a design for a twin-engine night fighter and dive bomber designed by Svenska Aeroplan AB (SAAB) around the time of the Second World War
Saab_24
Soviet dive bomber aircraft
The Arkhangelsky Ar-2 was a Soviet dive-bomber used in small numbers during World War II. Its design was a refinement of the earlier Soviet Tupolev SB
Arkhangelsky_Ar-2
Shirl - Single-seat torpedo-bomber biplane. Four aircraft Supermarine Type 322 - Three-seat naval torpedo-bomber, dive-bomber, reconnaissance aircraft.
List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm
List_of_aircraft_of_the_Fleet_Air_Arm
1942 major naval battle in World War II
two squadrons each of dive bombers and torpedo bombers. The dive bombers were as yet unarmed (by standard procedure, dive bombers were to be armed on the
Battle_of_Midway
Aichi D3A1 'Val' dive bombers (Lt. Masai Ikeda) 18 Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' torpedo bombers (Lt. Heijiro Abe) 2 Yokosuka D4Y1 'Judy' dive bombers Support Group
Battle of Midway order of battle
Battle_of_Midway_order_of_battle
US Navy dive bomber
The Vought SB2U Vindicator is an American carrier-based dive bomber developed for the United States Navy (USN) in the 1930s, the first monoplane in this
Vought_SB2U_Vindicator
fighters 70 Yokosuka D4Y "Judy" dive bombers 7 Aichi D3A "Val" dive bombers 51 Nakajima B6N "Jill" torpedo bombers Cruiser Division 5 (Rear Adm. Shintaro
Philippine Sea order of battle
Philippine_Sea_order_of_battle
Tactical military aircraft
and level bombing. They also use "D" to specifically designate carrier dive bomber like the Yokosuka D4Y Suisei. However by the end of the World War II
Attack_aircraft
Former Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) dive bomber
dive bomber officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. He participated in Central China campaigns and later led Aichi D3A dive bombers
Keiichi_Arima
Major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II
the Wildcats shot down seven torpedo bombers and one dive bomber, and heavily damaged another torpedo bomber (which later crashed), at a cost of three
Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
Italian dive bomber prototype
201 was an Italian dive bomber designed during World War II, that never entered production. In 1939, a new contest for a dive bomber was called, requiring
Breda_Ba.201
German twin engine multirole combat aircraft
being abandoned. During late 1937, the Ju 88 was developed into a heavy dive bomber, but this feat proved to be too stressful for the airframe even with
Junkers_Ju_88
Japanese Navy Officer
a dive bomber pilot and officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. He is best known for being the commander of the dive bomber squadron
Mamoru_Seki
October 1922 – 12 September 1985) was a squadron navigator in 125th Guards Dive Bomber Regiment during the Second World War who was honored with the title Hero
Galina_Dzhunkovskaya
American dive and torpedo bomber
The Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK was an American dive and torpedo bomber developed by Kaiser-Fleetwings for the United States Navy starting in 1944. After only
Kaiser-Fleetwings_XBTK
Russian pilot (1917–2000)
2000) was a Russian pilot and squadron navigator in the 125th Guards Dive Bomber Regiment during World War II. She was awarded the title Hero of the Russian
Valentina_Kravchenko
Aircraft tasked primarily with ground attack while retaining some air combat capability
Barbarossa. Naval forces chose both torpedo and dive bombers. None of these could be considered as fighter bombers as they could not combat fighters. During
Fighter-bomber
Air force of Nazi Germany (1935–1945)
bombard fortifications or support ground forces, and dive bombers could do the job faster. Dive bombers, often single-engine two-man machines, could achieve
Luftwaffe
Japanese carrier-borne torpedo and dive bomber
Star") (Allied reporting name "Grace"), was a large carrier-borne torpedo-dive bomber designed and produced by Japanese aircraft manufacturer Aichi Kokuki
Aichi_B7A_Ryūsei
Aircraft class designed to attack ground targets
including torpedo bomber, dive bomber, night fighter and reconnaissance Martin B-26 Marauder — had lowest mission loss rate of any USAAF bomber in World War
Medium_bomber
Topics referred to by the same term
reconnaissance bomber of the 1920s Curtiss SBC Helldiver, biplane scout bomber of the 1930s. Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, monoplane dive bomber of the 1940s
Curtiss_Helldiver
Italian dive bomber (1943)
The Savoia-Marchetti SM.93 was an Italian dive bomber designed and produced in Italy from 1943. The SM.93 was an all-wood single-engined low-wing monoplane
Savoia-Marchetti_SM.93
Family of French naval dive-bombers
The Loire-Nieuport LN.40 aircraft were a family of French naval dive-bombers for the Aeronavale in the late 1930s, which saw service during World War II
Loire-Nieuport_LN.401
squadron, four bomber wings, one combined bomber and naval bomber wing, two independent bomber groups and one independent dive bomber equipped with German
Invasion of Yugoslavia order of battle: Axis
Invasion_of_Yugoslavia_order_of_battle:_Axis
Dive bomber in the US Navy
The Vought SBU-1 Corsair was a two-seat, all-metal biplane dive bomber built by Vought Aircraft Company of Dallas, Texas for the US Navy. Its design was
Vought_SBU_Corsair
1935 dive bomber series by Henschel
The Henschel Hs 123 was a single-seat biplane dive bomber and close-support aircraft designed by the German aircraft manufacturer Henschel. It was the
Henschel_Hs_123
Fourth carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II
including 27 fighters, 40 dive bombers, and 29 torpedo bombers, they lost 148 pilots and aircrew members, including two dive bomber group leaders, three torpedo
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands
1944 experimental attack aircraft by Convair
XA-41 was originally ordered as a dive bomber. After combat experience led the Army Air Corps to believe dive-bombers were too vulnerable to enemy fighters
Vultee_XA-41
1988 video game
Dive Bomber (known as Night Raider in Europe) is a video game developed by Acme Animation in 1988 for the Commodore 64. It was ported to Atari ST, Apple
Dive_Bomber_(video_game)
Aviator and Hero of the Soviet Union
1950) was a captain and squadron navigator in the women's 125th Guards Dive Bomber Regiment during World War II who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet
Antonina_Zubkova
Japanese dive bomber and training aircraft
The Yokosuka D3Y Myōjō (明星, "Venus") was a twin-seat dive bomber and trainer aircraft designed by the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal and produced
Yokosuka_D3Y_Myōjō
Military unit
Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 243 (VMSB-243) was a dive bomber squadron in the United States Marine Corps. The squadron, also known as the "Flying Goldbricks"
VMSB-243
1973 film by Mark L. Lester
fictional Dusty ties and then breaks the world record for the auto "dive bomber," a stunt where a stock car is driven at high speed off a ramp and over
Steel_Arena_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
German contraction of Sturzkampfflugzeug 'dive bomber', usually refers to the German Junkers Ju 87 dive bomber of World War II. Stuka or Stukas may also
Stuka_(disambiguation)
Arado Ar 76 fighter/trainer Arado Ar 80 fighter (prototype) Arado Ar 81 dive bomber (prototype), 1936 Arado Ar 95 patrol/reconnaissance floatplane, 1936
List of military aircraft of Nazi Germany
List_of_military_aircraft_of_Nazi_Germany
German Air Force officer (1905–1944)
commanded Air Command Arad and Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 (StG 77—77th Dive Bomber Wing) during the Axis-led invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II
Clemens Graf von Schönborn-Wiesentheid
Clemens_Graf_von_Schönborn-Wiesentheid
1967 film
Chronicles of a Dive Bomber (Russian: Хроника пикирующего бомбардировщика, romanized: Khronika pikiruyuschego bombardirovschika) is a 1967 Soviet war
Chronicles_of_a_Dive_Bomber
Angelucci & Matricardi 1977, p. 280. "Soviet Polikarpov U-2 bomber, trainer; Polikarpov Po-2 bomber, trainer". wwiivehicles.com. Archived from the original
List of most-produced aircraft
List_of_most-produced_aircraft
Soviet aviator (1912–1943)
of the 587th Bomber Aviation Regiment, a women's aviation regiment which was renamed the 125th M.M. Raskova Borisov Guards Dive Bomber Regiment in her
Marina_Raskova
Soviet ground attack aircraft of WWII
Junkers Junkers Ju 187 – Proposed WWII dive bomber aircraft Mitsubishi Ki-51 – Japanese light bomber/dive bomber Related lists List of aircraft of World
Ilyushin_Il-2
Italian monoplane dive bomber
The Savoia-Marchetti SM.85 was an Italian monoplane dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft that served in small numbers in the Regia Aeronautica at the
Savoia-Marchetti_SM.85
Bomber class made for attacking ground targets with small bomb loads over short distances
requirements for the light bomber role would also be adapted to perform such missions during World War II. Most dive bombers, such as the Junkers Ju 87
Light_bomber
Nell 1934 Navy land-based bomber Aichi D1A Susie 1934 Navy carrier dive bomber Yokosuka B4Y Jean 1935 biplane torpedo bomber Mitsubishi 2MR 1923 carrier
List of aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy
List_of_aircraft_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Navy
prototype, 1931 DG-57 - medium bomber project, 1936 PB-1 (DG-58) - monoplane dive bomber project, 1935 MUR-1 - flying boat trainer developed from the M-5/M-20
Grigorovich_(design_bureau)
Type of aircraft carrier
fighter-bombers or scout-bombers rather than dedicated dive bombers. Japanese and American fleet carriers usually carried fighter squadrons, torpedo bomber squadrons
Fleet_carrier
Military unit
Schlachtgeschwader 2 (SG 2) Immelmann was a Luftwaffe dive-bomber wing of World War II. It was named after Max Immelmann, the first German pilot to earn
Schlachtgeschwader_2
German aerospace engineer
1929. He was the principal designer of the Junkers Ju 87 "Stuka", a dive bomber used during World War II, before becoming Deputy Chief Designer at Blohm
Hermann_Pohlmann
Hungarian and American director (1886–1962)
contemporary history. Dive Bomber (1941) was released a few months before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Curtiz shot every foot of Dive Bomber with Navy assistance
Michael_Curtiz
fighter floatplane LN.401 ship-borne dive bomber LN.411 ship-borne dive bomber Maillet 201 liaison M.167 bomber Mauboussin M.123 trainer MS.225 fighter
List of aircraft of the French Air Force during World War II
List_of_aircraft_of_the_French_Air_Force_during_World_War_II
German military officer and aviator (1895–1945)
need for close air support in military campaigns and championed the dive bomber. He also made innovations in ground-air communications. When the Second
Wolfram_von_Richthofen
Japanese light bomber/dive bomber
"Type 99 Assault Plane"; Allied reporting name Sonia) is a light bomber/dive bomber in service with the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. It
Mitsubishi_Ki-51
German dive bomber
The Heinkel He 118 was a prototype German monoplane dive bomber design that lost out to the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka in the 1930s, and was never ordered by
Heinkel_He_118
Soviet WWII dive bomber pilot and Heroine of the Soviet Union
crew member of a Petlyakov Pe-2 twin-engine, medium-range bomber, in the 587th Dive Bomber Regiment. Dolina, who admitted to being restless, nevertheless
Mariya_Dolina
Military unit
The 125th Borisov Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment named after Marina Raskova (Russian: 125-й гвардейский бомбардировочный авиационный Борисовский полк
125th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment
125th_Guards_Bomber_Aviation_Regiment
Prototype fighter aircraft
optimistically, the "five-in-one fighter" (fighter, interceptor, dive bomber, torpedo bomber, and level bomber). It was powered by a single 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) Pratt
Boeing_XF8B
Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier
other land facilities. During the Indian Ocean Raid, April 1942, Shōkaku dive bombers sank the armed merchant cruiser HMS Hector and helped to sink the light
Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku
Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Shōkaku
Luftwaffe dive bomber wing during World War II
Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 (StG 3—Dive Bomber Wing 3) was a Dive bomber wing in the German Luftwaffe during World War II and operated the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka
Sturzkampfgeschwader_3
Japanese attack aircraft family
bombers. During the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, the IJN tried to minimize losses to its torpedo bombers and initially sent only the dive bombers to
Nakajima_B5N
1943 medium bomber aircraft family
and frontline bomber aircraft used during World War II. The Tu-2 was tailored to meet a requirement for a high-speed bomber or dive-bomber, with a large
Tupolev_Tu-2
Romanian WW2 fighter-bomber
begun. 59th Fighter Squadron 60th Fighter Squadron 61st Dive Bomber Squadron 62nd Dive Bomber Squadron 7th Fighter Group received IAR 81C aircraft in
IAR_80
Aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy
from Midway and the carriers Enterprise, Hornet, and Yorktown. A single dive bomber from Enterprise severely damaged Akagi. When it became obvious she could
Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi
Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Akagi
1940 bomber aircraft family by Dornier
percent hit rate. Junkers Ju 87 dive bombers repeated the assault with a 40% hit rate. The superior accuracy of dive bombing was clearly demonstrated
Dornier_Do_217
Japanese aircraft manufacturer
design Dive bomber D3M - carrier-based dive bomber; lost to the Aichi D3A Bomber G1M - 1934 twin-engine long-range reconnaissance/attack bomber prototype
Mitsubishi_Aircraft_Company
Aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy
aircraft from Midway and the carriers USS Enterprise, Hornet, and Yorktown. Dive bombers from Yorktown and Enterprise crippled Hiryū and set her afire. She was
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū
Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Hiryū
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