Curtiss SB2C Helldiver

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World War II aircraft carrier-based aircraft dive bomber

The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was a World War II U.S. Navy carrier-based dive bomber known for its powerful payload and challenging handling characteristics.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver canonical 2
Curtiss Helldiver Mk I 1
Curtiss Helldiver Mk II 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
carrier-based aircraft ⓘ
dive bomber ⓘ
aircraftCategory single-engine monoplane ⓘ
armament 2 × 0.30 in or 0.50 in flexible rear machine guns ⓘ
2 × 20 mm wing-mounted cannon in later variants ⓘ
bombload additional underwing bombs or rockets ⓘ
up to 2,000 lb internal bombs ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 2 ⓘ
emptyWeight about 10,114 lb ⓘ
engineConfiguration single radial engine ⓘ
engineType Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone ⓘ
exportDesignation Curtiss SB2C Helldiver self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Curtiss Helldiver Mk I

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Curtiss Helldiver Mk II
firstFlight 18 December 1940 ⓘ
grossWeight about 16,616 lb ⓘ
height 13 ft 2 in ⓘ
introduced 1943 ⓘ
knownFor difficult handling characteristics ⓘ
large payload capacity ⓘ
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
length 36 ft 8 in ⓘ
manufacturer Curtiss-Wright Corporation ⓘ
maximumSpeed 295 knots ⓘ
about 339 mph ⓘ
about 546 km/h ⓘ
nicknamed Beast ⓘ
Son of a Bitch 2nd Class ⓘ
notableOperation Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ
attacks on Japanese home islands ⓘ
notableVariant Curtiss SB2C Helldiver self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: SB2C-1

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: SB2C-3

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: SB2C-4

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: SB2C-5
numberBuilt over 7,000 ⓘ
operatedFrom aircraft carriers ⓘ
powerOutput 1900 hp ⓘ
powerplant Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone ⓘ
surface form: Wright R-2600-20 radial engine
primaryUser French Navy ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
productionPeriod 1942–1945 ⓘ
range about 1215 miles ⓘ
about 1955 km ⓘ
replaced Douglas SBD Dauntless ⓘ
retired 1959 ⓘ
role dive bomber ⓘ
scout bomber ⓘ
serviceEntry 1943 ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventional tailwheel ⓘ
usedInConflict Korean War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
wingConfiguration low-wing ⓘ
wingspan 49 ft 9 in ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Douglas SBD Dauntless → successor → Curtiss SB2C Helldiver ⓘ
Canadian Car and Foundry → notableProduct → Curtiss SB2C Helldiver ⓘ
this entity surface form: Curtiss SB2C Helldiver (under licence)
Dauntless → successor → Curtiss SB2C Helldiver ⓘ
subject surface form: Douglas SBD Dauntless
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver → notableVariant → Curtiss SB2C Helldiver self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: SB2C-1
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver → notableVariant → Curtiss SB2C Helldiver self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: SB2C-3
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver → notableVariant → Curtiss SB2C Helldiver self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: SB2C-4
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver → notableVariant → Curtiss SB2C Helldiver self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: SB2C-5
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver → exportDesignation → Curtiss SB2C Helldiver self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Curtiss Helldiver Mk I
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver → exportDesignation → Curtiss SB2C Helldiver self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Curtiss Helldiver Mk II
U.S. Navy carrier air groups → typicalAircraft → Curtiss SB2C Helldiver ⓘ
this entity surface form: SB2C Helldiver