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The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver is a dive bomber developed by Curtiss-Wright during World War II.As a carrier-based bomber with the United States Navy (USN), in Pacific theaters, it supplemented and replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless.
The Curtiss XSB3C was a proposed development by Curtiss-Wright of the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bomber, submitted to meet a U.S. Navy requirement for a new dive bomber to replace the SB2C in service.
The Curtiss SBC Helldiver was a two-seat scout bomber and dive bomber built by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. It was the last combat military biplane procured by the United States Navy . Delivered in 1937, it became obsolete even before World War II and was kept well away from combat with Axis fighters.
Curtiss Helldiver may refer to the following aircraft Curtiss F8C Helldiver, biplane reconnaissance bomber of the 1920s; Curtiss SBC Helldiver, biplane scout bomber of the 1930s. Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, monoplane dive bomber of the 1940s, known as the Curtiss Helldiver in the Royal Navy
The Curtiss XBT2C was a prototype two-seat, single-engined dive/torpedo bomber developed during World War II for the United States Navy. Derived from the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bomber, it was an unsuccessful competitor to meet a 1945 Navy specification for an aircraft to combine the roles that previously required separate types.
Curtiss XA-14: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company 1935 1 Martin A-15: Glenn L. Martin Company: Proposed attack variant of the Martin B-10; contract fell to the Curtiss XA-14. Never N/A 0 Northrop A-17 / Nomad: Northrop 1935 411 Curtiss SB2C Helldiver / A-25 Shrike: Dive bomber: Curtiss-Wright: 1940 1942 7,140 Martin A-30 Baltimore: Light ...
The Twin Cyclone went on to power several important American World War II aircraft, including the A-20 Havoc, B-25 Mitchell, TBF Avenger, SB2C Helldiver, and the PBM Mariner. Over 50,000 R-2600s were built at plants in Paterson, New Jersey , and Cincinnati, Ohio .
Curtiss XA-14, a twin engine ground-attack aircraft prototype, first flight September 1935 Curtiss A-18 Shrike , the operational version of the XA-14 with more powerful engines Curtiss SB2C Helldiver , known as the Curtiss A-25 Shrike ; a dive bomber first flown in December 1940