The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, initially plagued by design flaws, underwent over 800 modifications to become a formidable WWII dive bomber.

This was a Curtiss A-25A Shrike, an Army Air Forces’ variation of the SB2C-1 variant. However, by the time the A-25 was developed for the USAAF, fighter aircraft already in combat such as the P ...

Dane Penland It was the last of a dying breed. When the Curtiss SB2C-1 Helldiver (dubbed “the Beast” by its pilots, and “Son of a Bitch 2nd Class” by its mechanics) eventually made its way ...