On loan courtesy of the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida. The plane helped earn a victory in the battle by. Between 1942 to 1946, he was part of 33 missions. In November 1944, this aircraft was lost on a training flight in Lake Michigan where it remained until 1990 when it was recovered by the US Navy and restored to its present condition. LaBonte fought in the Battle of Midway as a dive bomber on the naval plane Douglas SBD Dauntless. In the spring of 1943, BuNo 06508 was assigned to Navy Bombing Squadron 10 aboard the aircraft carrier Enterprise for a short time before being returned to the States to serve as a trainer at Naval Air Station Glenview, Illinois. SBD-3, Bureau Number (BuNo) 06508 was built by Douglas Aircraft Company at El Segundo, California, and is a combat veteran of the Guadalcanal Campaign operating from Henderson Field by Marine Scout Bombing Squadrons (VMSB) 141 and 132. This allowed the SBD Dauntless dive bombers to attack from 15,000 feet just as the carriers were turning into the wind to launch their most experienced pilots. By some accounts, the Dauntless sank more Japanese ships than any other plane. The air combat patrol for the Japanese fleet should have been above, but they were at sea level destroying the American torpedo bomber airplanes. The US Navy’s primary dive-bomber at the war’s start, the bomber earned its reputation-and helped earn victory-at the 1942 Battle of Midway, sinking four Japanese carriers. Daniel Iverson stands on the wing of his SBD-2 Dauntless dive bomber following the Battle of Midway in World War II. In my book, the Dauntless is the greatest dive-bomber because of the ends it both served and created, and Dick Best was truly aptly named. The Douglas SBD Dauntless was sturdy enough for pilots to dive at a near-vertical 80 degrees. by Barrett Tillman Diving his Douglas SBD on the Japanese carrier Akagi, Dick Best helped turn the tide at the June 1942 Battle of Midway. Dive bombing requires precise maneuverability and accuracy to fly at steep trajectory and hit a moving target. Seeking payback for Pearl Harbor, dive-bomber pilot Dick Best had a hand in sinking two Japanese carriers during the Battle of Midway.
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