Curtiss SBC Helldiver

This article is about the biplane Helldiver. For the later monoplane, see Curtiss SB2C Helldiver. For other uses, see Curtiss Helldiver.

SBC Helldiver
SBC-4 BuNo 1813 was one of the aircraft later sold to France
General information
TypeDive bomber
ManufacturerCurtiss-Wright
Primary usersUnited States Navy
Number built257

Number preserved 0

Number scrapped 44, presumably all Helldivers were withdrawn or scrapped by 1943
History
Introduction date1938
First flight9 December 1935
Retired1943

The Curtiss SBC Helldiver was a two-seat scout bomber and dive bomber built by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. It was the last combat military biplane procured by the United States Navy. Delivered in 1937, the aircraft became obsolete before the start of World War II.

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