The first major use of the SBD in combat was at the Battle of the Coral Sea where SBDs and TBD Devastators sank the Japanese light aircraft carrier (CVL) Sho-ho- and inflicted heavy damage on the Japanese fleet carrier Sho-kaku. Later, SBDs painted to resemble Japanese aircraft appeared in the John Ford film December 7th (1943). In February–March 1942, SBDs from the carriers USS USS Lexington, USS Yorktown, and USS Enterprise took part in various raids on Japanese installations in the Gilbert Islands, the Marshall Islands, New Guinea, Rabaul, Wake Island, and Marcus Island. On December 10, 1941, SBDs from the Enterprise sank the Japanese submarine I-70. The majority of the Marine SBDs belonging to Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 232 (VMSB-232) were destroyed on the ground at Ewa Mooring Mast Field. Scouting Squadron Six (VS-6) lost six aircraft, while Bombing Squadron Six (VB-6) lost one.
The USS Enterprise launched 18 SBDs that arrived over Pearl Harbor during the attack. The SBD Dauntless was in the thick of action from the very begining of the war with their first action at Pearl Harbor. NAVAL AVIATION RESOURCE CENTER > BOMBER/ATTACK > DAUNTLESS > PREVIOUS PAGE Douglas SBD Dauntless - Naval Aviation Resource Center - A Warbirds Resource Group Site
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