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Variant	First Flight	Max Speed	Max Range	Max Weght	Max Celling:	Wing Span	length	height
SBD-2	01/01/2000	252	1370	10360	26000	41ft 6in	32ft 2in	13ft 7in
XBT-2	01/01/1935	265	1485	7593	30600	41ft 6in	31ft 9in	12ft 10in
SBD-1	01/01/1940	253	1165	9790	29600	41ft 6in	32ft 2in	13ft 7in
SBD-1	01/01/1940	253	1115	9359	24000	41 ft	33 ft	13 ft
SBD-3	01/01/1940	255	1115	9359	25530	41 ft	33 ft	13 ft
SBD-3	01/01/1941	255	1115	9359	25530	41 ft	33 ft	13 ft
A-24A	01/01/1941	248	1300	10280	26000	41ft 6in	32ft 8in	13ft 7in
A-24	01/01/1941	250	1300	10200	26000	41ft 6in	32ft 8in	13ft 7in
SBD-2	01/01/1941	253	1200	9400	25000	41 ft	33 ft	13 ft
SBD-4	01/01/1942	256	1130	9500	25500	41 ft	33 ft	13 ft
SBD-5	01/01/1943	257	1115	10400	26000	41 ft	33 ft	13 ft
A-24B	01/01/1943	254	1250	10450	27000	41ft 6in	33ft 0in	13ft 7in
SBD-6	01/01/1944	262	1120	10500	26200	41 ft	33 ft	13 ft

Serial Number	Variant	Named	Event	Date	Location	Factory	Manufacture Number	Status
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Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

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Squadrons

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Pilots

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Title	Country Text	ICAO
RAF Peshawar	Pakistan (British India)	OPPS
RAF Kohat	Pakistan (British India)	OPKT
RAF Risalpur	Pakistan (British India)	OPRS
RAF Chaklala	Pakistan (British India)	OPRN
RAF Purnea	India	VEPU
RAF Chabua	India	VECH
RAF Tezpur	India	VETZ
RAF Imphal	India	VEIM
RAF Agra	India	VIAG
RAF Kanpur	India	VIKA
RAF Allahabad	India	VIAL
RAF Dum Dum (Kolkata)	India	VECC
RAF Jessore	Bangladesh (India)	VGJR
RAF Comilla	Bangladesh (India)	VGCM
RAF Chittagong	Bangladesh (India)	VGEG
RAF Mingaladon	Burma (Myanmar)	VYYY
RAF Meiktila	Burma (Myanmar)	VYMD
RAF Lashio	Burma (Myanmar)	VYLS
RAF Akyab	Burma (Myanmar)	VYSW
RAF Myitkyina	Burma (Myanmar)	VYMK
RAF Kalemyo	Burma (Myanmar)	—
RAF Ambala	India	VIAM
Espiritu Santo (Luganville)	Vanuatu	NVSL
Efate Airfield	Vanuatu	NVVV
Munda Airfield	Solomon Islands	AGGM
Torokina Airfield (Bougainville)	Papua New Guinea	—
Momote Airfield (Manus)	Papua New Guinea	AYMO
Hollandia (Jayapura) Airfield	Indonesia	WAJJ
Biak Mokmer Airfield	Indonesia	WABB
Morotai Airfield	Indonesia	WAMA
Tacloban Airfield	Philippines	RPVA
Clark Field	Philippines	RPLC
Nichols Field	Philippines	RPLL
Iwo Jima (Motoyama)	Japan (Bonin Is.)	RJAW
Saipan Aslito Field	Northern Marianas	RJAM
Tinian North Field	Northern Marianas	RJAB
Peleliu Airfield	Palau	RORH
Angaur Airfield	Palau	RORU
Wake Island Airfield	US Territory	PWAK
Kwajalein Airfield	Marshall Islands	PKWA
Eniwetok Airfield	Marshall Islands	PKMA
Roi-Namur Airfield	Marshall Islands	—
Henderson Field (Guadalcanal)	Solomon Islands	AGGH
Jianqiao Air Base (Hangzhou)	China	ZSHC
Jianqiao (Hangzhou) Airfield	China	ZSHC
Nanking Dajiaochang	China	—
Wuhan Hankou Airfield	China	ZHHH
Guangzhou Baiyun (Old)	China	ZGGG
Shanghai Hongqiao	China	ZSSS
Nanchang Air Base	China	ZSCN
Changsha Datuopu	China	—
Guilin Air Base	China	ZGKL
Kunming Wujiaba	China	ZPPP
Kunming Yanglin	China	—
Chongqing Baishiyi	China	ZUCK
Lanzhou Zhongchuan	China	ZLLL
Xi’an Xiguan	China	ZLXY
Hanzhong Chenggu	China	ZLHZ
Ürümqi Diwopu	China	ZWWW
Luliang Air Base	China	—
Anshun Air Base	China	ZUAS
Kunming–Yiliang (Hump Route)	China	—
Nanyuan Air Base (Beijing)	China	ZBNY
Kimpo (Seoul) Airfield	Korea (JP)	—
Suwon Air Base	South Korea	RKSW
Osan Air Base	South Korea	RKSO
Kunsan Air Base	South Korea	RKJK
Daegu (Taegu) Air Base	South Korea	RKTN
Sacheon Air Base	South Korea	RKPS
Gangneung Air Base	South Korea	RKNN
Pohang Air Base	South Korea	RKTH
Jeju Air Base	South Korea	RKPC
Pyongyang Sunan	North Korea	ZKPY
Sunchon Air Base	North Korea	ZKSD
Wonsan Air Base	North Korea	ZKWS
Hwangju Air Base	North Korea	ZKHV
Taechon Air Base	North Korea	ZKTB
Nampo Air Base	North Korea	ZKRN
Kangdong Air Base	North Korea	ZKAD
Orang Air Base	North Korea	ZKHM
Gimpo Air Base	South Korea	RKSS
Tân Sơn Nhất Air Base	Vietnam	VVTS
Biên Hòa Air Base	Vietnam	VVNB
Đà Nẵng Air Base	Vietnam	VVDN
Phù Cát Air Base	Vietnam	VVPC
Cam Ranh Air Base	Vietnam	VVCR
Pleiku Air Base	Vietnam	VVPK
Chu Lai Air Base	Vietnam	VVCI
Phan Rang Air Base	Vietnam	VVRG
Nha Trang Air Base	Vietnam	VVNT
Bien Hoa North (Tan Son Nhut Aux)	Vietnam	—
Tuy Hoa Air Base	Vietnam	VVPB
Kontum Air Base	Vietnam	—
Da Nang East (Red Beach)	Vietnam	—
Nakhon Phanom (USAF Support)	Thailand	VTUW
Udorn Royal Thai AFB	Thailand	VTUD
U-Tapao Air Base	Thailand	VTBU
Gia Lâm Air Base	Vietnam	VVGL
Baranovichi Air Base	Belarus	UMBB
Bobruisk Air Base	Belarus	UMNB

8,524

1940 -1944

417 - 446 mph

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Production Span:

Variants Count:

Performance Range:

Production Analysis

SBD-2	Dive bomber	87
XBT-2	Protoype	1
SBD-1	Dive bomber	57
SBD-1	Dive Bomber	57
SBD-3	Dive Bomber	5936
SBD-3	Dive Bomber	584
A-24A	Dive bomber	170
A-24	Dive bomber	78
SBD-2	Dive Bomber	87
SBD-4	Dive Bomber	780
SBD-5	Dive Bomber	2400
A-24B	Dive bomber	615
SBD-6	Dive Bomber	450

Plant Name	City	State	Production Role	Began Production	Ended Production
Messerschmitt	AG	Regensburg
Arado	Werke	Warnemünde
Magyar	Waggon és Gépgyár	Györ
Bayrische	Flugzeugwerke	Augsburg
Erla Maschinenwerk	GmbH	Leipzig
Bell Aircraft	Buffalo	NY	Bell
Avro Yeadon	Yeadon	Yorkshire	Avro	31/12/1940	31/12/1944
Avro Woodford	Woodford	Cheshire	Avro	31/12/1938	31/12/1944
Avro Woodford	Woodford	Cheshire	Avro	31/12/1940	31/12/1944
Handley Page Radlett	Radlett	Hertfordshire	Handley Page	31/12/1938	31/12/1942
Handley Page Radlett	Radlett	Hertfordshire	Handley Page	31/12/1939	31/12/1944
Handley Page Cricklewood	London	Greater London	Handley Page	31/12/1939	31/12/1941
Vickers Weybridge	Weybridge	Surrey	Vickers-Armstrongs	31/12/1935	31/12/1941
Vickers Chester	Chester	Cheshire	Vickers-Armstrongs	31/12/1939	31/12/1944
Short Rochester	Rochester	Kent	Short Brothers	31/12/1939	31/12/1944
Short Belfast	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Short Brothers	31/12/1940	31/12/1944
Bristol Filton	Filton	Gloucestershire	Bristol Aeroplane Co.	31/12/1938	31/12/1942
Bristol Weston-super-Mare	Weston-super-Mare	Somerset	Bristol Aeroplane Co.	31/12/1941	31/12/1944
de Havilland Hatfield	Hatfield	Hertfordshire	de Havilland	31/12/1940	31/12/1944
de Havilland Leavesden	Leavesden	Hertfordshire	de Havilland	31/12/1941	31/12/1944
Armstrong Whitworth Baginton	Coventry	Warwickshire	Armstrong Whitworth	31/12/1940	31/12/1944
Fairey Stockport	Stockport	Cheshire	Fairey Aviation	31/12/1939	31/12/1942
Fiat Aviazione Mirafiori	Turin	Piedmont	Fiat Aviazione	31/12/1936	31/12/1942
Fiat Aviazione Mirafiori	Turin	Piedmont	Fiat Aviazione	31/12/1941	31/12/1942
Caproni Taliedo	Milan	Lombardy	Caproni	31/12/1938	31/12/1942
Caproni Predappio	Predappio	Emilia-Romagna	Caproni	31/12/1937	31/12/1942
Savoia-Marchetti Vergiate	Vergiate	Lombardy	Savoia-Marchetti	31/12/1934	31/12/1942
Savoia-Marchetti Vergiate	Vergiate	Lombardy	Savoia-Marchetti	31/12/1940	31/12/1942
CANT Monfalcone	Monfalcone	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	Cantieri Aeronautici e Navali Triestini (CANT)	31/12/1938	31/12/1942
CANT Pisa	Pisa	Tuscany	CANT	31/12/1937	31/12/1942
Piaggio Finale Ligure	Finale Ligure	Liguria	Piaggio Aero	31/12/1938	31/12/1942
Piaggio Pontedera	Pontedera	Tuscany	Piaggio Aero	31/12/1940	31/12/1942
Breda Sesto San Giovanni	Sesto San Giovanni	Lombardy	Breda	31/12/1936	31/12/1942
Reggiane Reggio Emilia	Reggio Emilia	Emilia-Romagna	Reggiane	31/12/1940	31/12/1942
Factory No. 22 (KAZ)	Kazan	Tatar ASSR	Tupolev	31/12/1940	31/12/1944
Factory No. 166	Omsk	Omsk Oblast	Tupolev	31/12/1940	31/12/1944
Factory No. 124	Kazan	Tatar ASSR	Tupolev	31/12/1938	31/12/1940
Factory No. 18	Voronezh → Kuibyshev (Samara)	RSFSR	Ilyushin	31/12/1940	31/12/1944
Factory No. 39	Moscow → Irkutsk	RSFSR	Ilyushin	31/12/1938	31/12/1943
Factory No. 30	Moscow	RSFSR	Ilyushin	31/12/1939	31/12/1940
Factory No. 1	Moscow → Kuybyshev	RSFSR	Petlyakov	31/12/1939	31/12/1944
Factory No. 125	Irkutsk	RSFSR	Petlyakov	31/12/1940	31/12/1944
Factory No. 23	Leningrad → Novosibirsk	RSFSR	Yakovlev	31/12/1941	31/12/1944
Factory No. 31	Taganrog → Tbilisi	Georgian SSR	Beriev	31/12/1938	31/12/1944
Factory No. 64	Voronezh	RSFSR	Sukhoi	31/12/1939	31/12/1940
Factory No. 381	Nizhny Tagil	Sverdlovsk Oblast	Sukhoi	31/12/1940	31/12/1942
Amiot Colombes	Colombes	Île-de-France	Amiot	31/12/1937	31/12/1939
Amiot Cherbourg	Cherbourg	Normandy	Amiot	31/12/1938	31/12/1939
Bloch Châteauroux	Châteauroux	Centre-Val de Loire	SNCASO (Bloch)	31/12/1938	31/12/1939
Bloch Bordeaux-Mérignac	Mérignac	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	SNCASO (Bloch)	31/12/1938	31/12/1939
Lioré-et-Olivier Rochefort	Rochefort	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	SNCASE (Lioré-et-Olivier)	31/12/1936	31/12/1939
Lioré-et-Olivier Argenteuil	Argenteuil	Île-de-France	SNCASE	31/12/1937	31/12/1939
Farman Boulogne-Billancourt	Boulogne-Billancourt	Île-de-France	Farman	31/12/1935	31/12/1939
Farman Suresnes	Suresnes	Île-de-France	Farman	31/12/1936	31/12/1939
Potez Méaulte	Méaulte	Hauts-de-France	Potez	31/12/1936	31/12/1939
Potez Les Mureaux	Les Mureaux	Île-de-France	Potez	31/12/1937	31/12/1939
Breguet Toulouse	Toulouse	Occitanie	Breguet Aviation	31/12/1938	31/12/1939
Breguet Anglet	Anglet	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Breguet Aviation	31/12/1937	31/12/1939
SNCAC Bourges	Bourges	Centre-Val de Loire	SNCAC	31/12/1938	31/12/1939
Junkers Bernburg	Bernburg	Saxony-Anhalt	Junkers	31/12/1940	31/12/1943
Heinkel Oranienburg	Oranienburg	Brandenburg	Heinkel	31/12/1938	31/12/1943
Heinkel Rostock-Marienehe	Rostock	Mecklenburg	Heinkel	31/12/1936	31/12/1943
Dornier Friedrichshafen	Friedrichshafen	Baden-Württemberg	Dornier	31/12/1938	31/12/1943
Dornier Oberpfaffenhofen	Oberpfaffenhofen	Bavaria	Dornier	31/12/1939	31/12/1943
Junkers Aschersleben	Aschersleben	Saxony-Anhalt	Junkers	31/12/1941	31/12/1944
Junkers Halberstadt	Halberstadt	Saxony-Anhalt	Junkers	31/12/1942	31/12/1944
Focke-Wulf Bremen	Bremen	Bremen	Focke-Wulf	31/12/1938	31/12/1943
Gothaer Waggonfabrik	Gotha	Thuringia	Gothaer	31/12/1942	31/12/1944
Heinkel Vienna-Schwechat	Schwechat	Lower Austria	Heinkel	31/12/1941	31/12/1944
Arado Brandenburg	Brandenburg an der Havel	Brandenburg	Arado	31/12/1942	31/12/1944
Junkers Köthen	Köthen	Saxony-Anhalt	Junkers	31/12/1943	31/12/1944
Mitsubishi Nagoya Aircraft Works	Nagoya	Aichi	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	31/12/1938	31/12/1944
Mitsubishi Nagoya Aircraft Works	Nagoya	Aichi	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	31/12/1940	31/12/1944
Mitsubishi Komaki Plant	Komaki	Aichi	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	31/12/1941	31/12/1944
Nakajima Ota Plant	Ōta	Gunma	Nakajima Aircraft Company	31/12/1938	31/12/1943
Nakajima Musashi Plant	Musashino	Tokyo	Nakajima Aircraft Company	31/12/1942	31/12/1944
Mitsubishi Mizushima Plant	Kurashiki	Okayama	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	31/12/1941	31/12/1944
Kawasaki Gifu Works	Kagamigahara	Gifu	Kawasaki Aircraft Industries	31/12/1939	31/12/1943
Kawasaki Akashi Plant	Akashi	Hyōgo	Kawasaki Aircraft Industries	31/12/1942	31/12/1944
Mitsubishi Nagoya Aircraft Works	Nagoya	Aichi	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	31/12/1943	31/12/1944
Yokosuka Naval Air Arsenal	Yokosuka	Kanagawa	Imperial Japanese Navy	31/12/1942	31/12/1944
Aichi Eitoku Plant	Nagoya	Aichi	Aichi Aircraft Company	31/12/1940	31/12/1943
Aichi Funakata Plant	Kōnan	Aichi	Aichi Aircraft Company	31/12/1941	31/12/1944
Nakajima Koizumi Plant	Ōizumi	Gunma	Nakajima Aircraft Company	31/12/1941	31/12/1944
Yokosuka Naval Air Arsenal	Yokosuka	Kanagawa	Imperial Japanese Navy	31/12/1943	31/12/1944
Avro Chadderton	Chadderton	Lancashire	Avro	31/12/1939	31/12/1944
Douglas Long Beach	Long Beach	CA	Douglas Aircraft	31/12/1939	31/12/1944
Vega Aircraft Plant	Burbank	CA	Vega (Lockheed)	31/12/1939	31/12/1944
Consolidated San Diego	San Diego	CA	Consolidated	31/12/1940	31/12/1944
Willow Run Plant	Ypsilanti	MI	Ford Motor Company	31/12/1941	31/12/1944
Douglas Tulsa	Tulsa	OK	Douglas Aircraft	31/12/1941	31/12/1944
Consolidated Fort Worth	Fort Worth	TX	Consolidated	31/12/1941	31/12/1944
Boeing Wichita	Wichita	KS	Boeing	31/12/1943	31/12/1944
Boeing Seattle	Seattle	WA	Boeing	31/12/1943	31/12/1944
Bell Marietta	Marietta	GA	Bell Aircraft	31/12/1943	31/12/1944
Glenn L. Martin Omaha	Omaha	NE	Glenn L. Martin	31/12/1943	31/12/1944
Consolidated San Diego	San Diego	CA	Consolidated	31/12/1943	31/12/1944
Consolidated Fort Worth	Fort Worth	TX	Consolidated	31/12/1943	31/12/1944
North American Inglewood	Inglewood	CA	North American Aviation	31/12/1940	31/12/1944
North American Kansas City	Kansas City	KS	North American Aviation	31/12/1941	31/12/1944

Theater	Location_Name	Target_Industry_Description	Month	Year
ETO	STADTKYLL	Highways and Vehicles	2	1945
ETO	STADTKYLL	Highways and Vehicles	2	1945
PTO	LIPA	NULL	2	1945
NULL	UNIDENTIFIED	Unidentified Targets	2	1945
NULL	UNIDENTIFIED	Unidentified Targets	2	1945
NULL	UNIDENTIFIED	Unidentified Targets	2	1945
NULL	UNIDENTIFIED	Unidentified Targets	2	1945
ETO	GLADBACH	Supply Dumps and Warehouses	2	1945
ETO	GLADBACH	Supply Dumps and Warehouses	2	1945
ETO	GLADBACH	Supply Dumps and Warehouses	2	1945
ETO	GLADBACH	Supply Dumps and Warehouses	2	1945
ETO	GLADBACH	Supply Dumps and Warehouses	2	1945
ETO	GLADBACH	Supply Dumps and Warehouses	2	1945
PTO	CABALLO	NULL	2	1945
PTO	CALINGATAN	NULL	2	1945
PTO	SAN PEDRO	NULL	2	1945
PTO	WEWAK	NULL	2	1945
PTO	IPO	NULL	2	1945
PTO	TAGAYTAY RIDGE	NULL	2	1945
PTO	IPO	NULL	2	1945
NULL	UNIDENTIFIED	Unidentified Targets	2	1945
NULL	UNIDENTIFIED	Unidentified Targets	2	1945
NULL	UNIDENTIFIED	Unidentified Targets	2	1945
NULL	UNIDENTIFIED	Unidentified Targets	2	1945
NULL	UNIDENTIFIED	Unidentified Targets	2	1945
NULL	UNIDENTIFIED	Unidentified Targets	2	1945
PTO	FORT STOTSENBUR	NULL	2	1945
PTO	WAIKIKI	NULL	6	1945
PTO	NICHOLS FIELD	NULL	2	1945
PTO	CAROLINA	NULL	2	1945
PTO	FABRICA	NULL	2	1945
PTO	BACOLOD	NULL	2	1945
PTO	BAGAC	NULL	2	1945
PTO	SAN ISIDRO	NULL	2	1945
PTO	FORT STOTSENBUR	NULL	2	1945
PTO	FABRICA	NULL	2	1945
PTO	FABRICA	NULL	2	1945
PTO	FABRICA	NULL	2	1945
PTO	FABRICA	NULL	2	1945
PTO	FABRICA	NULL	2	1945
PTO	FABRICA	NULL	2	1945
PTO	FABRICA	NULL	2	1945
PTO	FABRICA	NULL	2	1945
PTO	NICHOLS FIELD	NULL	2	1945
PTO	NICHOLS FIELD	NULL	2	1945
PTO	NICHOLS FIELD	NULL	2	1945
PTO	NICHOLS FIELD	NULL	2	1945
PTO	WEDA BAY	NULL	2	1945
PTO	CABALLO	NULL	2	1945
PTO	BACLARAN	NULL	2	1945
PTO	RIZAL	NULL	1	1945
NULL	UNKNOWN	Tactical Targets: (Unidentified or not listed below)	1	1945
NULL	UNKNOWN	Tactical Targets: (Unidentified or not listed below)	1	1945
NULL	UNKNOWN	Tactical Targets: (Unidentified or not listed below)	1	1945
NULL	UNKNOWN	Tactical Targets: (Unidentified or not listed below)	1	1945
NULL	UNKNOWN	Tactical Targets: (Unidentified or not listed below)	1	1945
NULL	UNKNOWN	Tactical Targets: (Unidentified or not listed below)	1	1945
ETO	AHRWEILER	Transportation Facilities (not specifically identified below)	1	1945
ETO	AHRWEILER	Transportation Facilities (not specifically identified below)	1	1945
ETO	HABSCHEID	RR Installations, Tracks, Marshalling Yards, and Stations	1	1945
ETO	HABSCHEID	RR Installations, Tracks, Marshalling Yards, and Stations	1	1945
ETO	NONNWEILER	Bridges	1	1945
ETO	NONNWEILER	Bridges	1	1945
PTO	APARRI	NULL	1	1945
PTO	LAOAG	NULL	1	1945
PTO	ECHAGUE	NULL	1	1945
PTO	ECHAGUE	NULL	1	1945
PTO	CARABAO ISLAND	NULL	1	1945
PTO	CARABAO ISLAND	NULL	1	1945
PTO	KAIRIRU	NULL	1	1945
PTO	MANILA	NULL	1	1945
PTO	BATANGAS	NULL	1	1945
PTO	MANILA	NULL	1	1945
PTO	TALARA	NULL	1	1945
PTO	BALAYAN BAY	NULL	1	1945
PTO	CABCABEN	NULL	1	1945
PTO	CABCABEN	NULL	1	1945
NULL	UNIDENTIFIED	Unidentified Targets	1	1945
NULL	UNIDENTIFIED	Unidentified Targets	1	1945
NULL	UNIDENTIFIED	Unidentified Targets	1	1945
NULL	UNIDENTIFIED	Unidentified Targets	1	1945
PTO	CABCABEN	NULL	1	1945
PTO	CABCABEN	NULL	1	1945
PTO	CABCABEN	NULL	1	1945
NULL	UNKNOWN	Tactical Targets: (Unidentified or not listed below)	1	1945
PTO	BATAAN	NULL	1	1945
PTO	BATAAN	NULL	1	1945
PTO	BAGUMBAYAN	NULL	1	1945
PTO	LAKE TAAL	NULL	1	1945
NULL	UNKNOWN	Tactical Targets: (Unidentified or not listed below)	1	1945
NULL	UNKNOWN	Tactical Targets: (Unidentified or not listed below)	1	1945
PTO	APARRI	NULL	1	1945
PTO	WOM	NULL	1	1945
PTO	WEWAK	NULL	1	1945
PTO	BALAYAN	NULL	2	1945
PTO	PUERTA PRINCESA	NULL	2	1945
PTO	PUERTA PRINCESA	NULL	2	1945
PTO	KAIRIRU	NULL	2	1945
PTO	NASUGBU	NULL	2	1945
PTO	NASUGBU	NULL	2	1945

The SBD-2 entered service in early 1941 and was in frontline service from early 1941 to late 1942 before being replaced by the SBD-3. It continued to be used in training and secondary roles beyond this period. Improvements included additional armor and self-sealing fuel tanks. The Wright R-1820-32 radial engine continued to be used but with improved performance and reliability. Same as the SBD-1, with two .30-caliber wing guns and one .50-caliber rear gun. Bomb load capacity remained at 1,200 pounds. Additional armor protection should be introduced, including thicker armor plating around the pilot and engine and self-sealing fuel tanks to improve survivability. Improved canopy design for better visibility, though still framed. Slightly refined aerodynamics and structural improvements over the SBD-1 for better performance in dive bombing. Slight refinements in the airframe to improve stability and handling during dive bombing. Strengthening the airframe to handle increased stress from dive bombing. Improved canopy design for better visibility and aerodynamics.

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Variant	Number Powerplants	temp	Type	FuelGrade	Engine Rating
	1	R-1820-60
	1	R-1820-66
	1	R-1820-53
	1	R-1820-60 Cyclone

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