Thank you for sharing! Was he on Enterprise? Would love to hear more about your father if possible!

@@svgproductions72 He was on the Hornet (CV8) and when it was sunk at Santa Cruz he was assigned to the new Lexington (CV16). He was shot down at Truk and then rescued by the USS Tang. He was also mentioned quite a few times in the book "Mission Beyond Darkness". In July of 1944 he was assigned to test work at Inyokern, CA where he test fired the Tiny Tim and Holy Moses rockets before they were deployed to the fleet.

@@BP-1988 Wow! What a story! Thank you for sharing this. I might have to get that book then

@@svgproductions72 Actually, he wasn't on the Hornet when it was attacked. He was part of VS-8 attacking the Japanese carrier Shokaku when the Hornet was hit. He was credited with hitting the Shokaku with a 1000 pound bomb for which he was awarded one of his DFCs. . Upon returning to the Hornet he was attacked by a Zero. The Zero wounded his rear gunner before my dad was able to shoot it down. When they got back to the Hornet it was dead in the water, listing and unable to land its planes. My dad was able to find the Enterprise and land on it with his wounded gunner which probably saved his life. His gunner had lost so much blood that when Enterprise's plane handlers approached his SBD, he said "Look that plane is bleeding!"

Very impressive , God Bless him for his service . May I ask his name ?

the sbd was a stubborn girl

I’m glad you enjoyed it, your dad was a special breed of naval aviator!

my dad was a SBD pilot during WW2..... they were all brave men

So was my dad! However, he was injured in a bomb run training exercise. They made their run and while trying to go back into formation, the plane lost power and they had to make an emergency landing. Upon hitting the runway, the plane broke up. Both he and the pilot had to be cut out of the plane. He then transitioned over to PBYs as a radioman and gunner. He flew in the blister on Coastal Patrol.

My Father was a trainer on the Dauntless out of Pensacola. He never went out to battle because he was called “Starkist” Chicken of the Sea!

@@donfilkins298 Brave men run in my family.

Thanks Sean! Glad to see you watching through my videos!

The right planer with the right guys at the right time.

I think a good number of pilots believed that the SBD was better than the SB2C. That’s an interesting story, I never heard of that! I’ll definitely take a look at the Vindicator as well

One flies what one is assigned to and tries and make the best of it.

What an interesting comparison! Never thought of that before, hope you enjoyed the video!

Thank you, I really appreciate that!

Thanks Paul, be sure to check out my other videos if you’re interested!

Be sure to check out my other videos if you haven’t already! Most likely will cover the Avenger before any of the others on your list

I plan on getting to that one down the line! I briefly talk about an A-26 I saw at the New England Air Museum in one of my videos

I’ve always wanted to build a model of one, which I’ll probably do down the road! I usually stick with the fighters or medium bombers

Steve thanks for your comment! I remember in a History Channel Dogfights episode Swede Vejtasa in a SBD out-turned Zeros in a lopsided dogfight and won. Your dad flew in Hellcats? Currently wrapping up video production about the F6F right now, I’d would be interested in learning about his service!

@@svgproductions72 My dad rarely talked about his service. What we know came from his logbooks. And service records. Got his carrier rating on 6/4/1942. Should have been on the USS Hornet but it was sunk before he made it. Served on the USS Essex. Then on the replacement Hornet through the end of the war. He past away in. 2005. He took a picture of his 2nd plane before it was pushed overboard . 3 cylinders blown off by flak over Truk.

@@steveb6103 wow! What a story, do you know what squadron he was in? One of my sources breaks photos out by squadron so it’s possible I can find some photos for you

Good catch, thank you! Keep on the lookout for new episodes

If you look in the comments, one of the commenters mentioned his father was one of the pilots during the Battle of Midway that struck one of the Japanese carriers with a bomb!

Even reduced to 0 db.

That’s right! One of the few warbirds in the US Navy at the time that didn’t have folding wings. That contributed to their limited us on escort carriers

@@svgproductions72 Touche' (smile)

Nice chatting with you on War Thunder, thanks for the sub and good luck with your videos!

The Hellcat is probably what I’m doing next !

Hi Scott, what’s the time stamp for the picture you mentioned? I can give you more info on it

18:30

@@scottjuhnke6825 I found the photo! These are SBD-5 Dauntless dive bombers from Marine Scouting Squadron 3 (VMS-3) "Devilbirds" in flight near the Virgin Islands. Based at Marine Corps Air Station Bourne Field, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Atlantic theater camouflage circa 1943

@@svgproductions72 Thank you! I really appreciate your time!

@@scottjuhnke6825 no problem! That’s what I’m here for!

I haven’t heard that before, I may look into this ! It’s a great idea for a conversation

@SVG Productions Thanks for the response, sorry but I don't remember the original source. If I recall, the broad wings the SBD used to lift it's heavy self and payload provided surprising manueverability at low speeds. Two .50's forward and two .30's afterward, plus the legendary rugedness - it's possible. I'll be subscribed so I won't miss your confirm/debunk video.

Yeah this is an older video! lol I moved away from that, only using music in between sections now. Thanks for the comment!

Thank you for your comment

Your comment is not specific enough to provide guidance to make better videos; It is not constructive. Do you have another video on the SBD you recommend?

Troll😂