Douglas SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber Pilot's Flight Manual

The Douglas SBD Dauntless served as ;the U.S. Navy's front line dive bomber ;from the outbreak of WWII thru 1943. ;Dauntless' proved their mettle at the battles of Coral Sea and Midway, where crews accounted for ;four Japanese carriers. The plane also ;saw action in support of the Marines at ;Guadalcanal. Their last combat stint ;was at the Battle of the Phillipine ;Sea in 1944. ; ;Originally printed by Douglas and the ;U.S. Navy during WWII, this Flight ;Operating Handbook taught pilots ;everything they needed to know before ;entering the cockpit. Classified ;'œRestricted', the manual was ;recently declassified and is here ;reprinted in book form. This affordable ;facsimile has been slightly reformatted. ;Care has been taken however to ;preserve the integrity of the text.Navy, United States is the author of 'Douglas SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber Pilot's Flight Manual', published 2007 under ISBN 9781430317494 and ISBN 1430317493.