Vought SB2U Vindicator
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The Vought SB2U Vindicator was a U.S. Navy carrier-based dive bomber of the late 1930s and early World War II, notable as one of the first monoplane dive bombers to enter American naval service.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carrier-based aircraft
ⓘ
dive bomber ⓘ monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
carrier-based aircraft
ⓘ
naval aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | two-seat dive bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftEra |
early World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
dive bomber
ⓘ
scout bomber ⓘ |
| armamentType |
bombs
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ |
| basedOn | all-metal monoplane design ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designedFor | carrier operations ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlight | mid-1930s ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | transitional type between biplane and more advanced monoplane naval bombers ⓘ |
| landingGearType | taildragger ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Vought NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalDesignation | SB2U NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first monoplane dive bombers in U.S. naval service ⓘ |
| operator |
French Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
U.S. Marine Corps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | single-engine piston ⓘ |
| replaced | biplane dive bombers in U.S. Navy service ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
U.S. Marine Corps aviation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Navy aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | late 1930s ⓘ |
| successor | Douglas SBD Dauntless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | training aircraft later in its career ⓘ |
| usedBy | French Navy in early World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dive-bombing attacks
ⓘ
scouting ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp