Douglas SBD Dauntless is one of the most popular American naval bombers of World War II era. The name Dauntless fits well to the aircraft's -personality-. SBD was built with the aim of dive bombing, quickly nicknamed -helldiving-. Interestingly, one of the successors of Dauntless - Curtiss SB2C - was officially named -Helldiver- SBD. During the next year many improvements were added, such as: self-sealing fuel tanks, stronger armament, and better electric installation. The most characteristic element was the airbrakes. They were mounted through almost the full length of the bottom wing and...