The Commemorative Air Force West Texas Wing's SB2C Helldiver, one of the last flying examples of this storied World War II dive bomber, has endured its share of trials in recent years. Ed Vesely ...

The Helldiver at the National Museum of World War II Aviation is painted in the tri-color scheme used by U.S. Navy aircraft starting in 1943, with paint provided by Consolidated Aircraft Coatings.

When the Curtiss SB2C-1 Helldiver (dubbed “the Beast” by ... of U.S. naval technology in the Pacific Theater during World War II.