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Slow But Deadly - Flying the SBD Dauntless into Combat
Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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In this episode of Footnotes of History, retired Navy Captain Tim "Lucky" Kinsella explores the legacy of the Douglas SBD Dauntless, the most consequential aircraft in the history of naval warfare. From the brutal physics of a 70-degree dive to the harrowing story of a single plane that survived nearly 250 bullet holes at the Battle of Midway, this episode reconstructs what it felt like to fly "The Slow But Deadly" into the heart of the Pacific War.