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  • Vought SB2U Vindicator
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  • The Vought SB2U Vindicator was a carrier-based dive bomber developed for the United States Navy in the 1930s, the first monoplane in this role. Obsolescent at the outbreak of World War II, Vindicators still remained in service at the time of the Battle of Midway, but by 1943, all had been withdrawn to training units. It was known as the Chesapeake in Royal Navy service.
  • By the time the United States entered World War II, the Vindicator was becoming obsolete. A number of them were destroyed during the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, and they were gradually replaced by SBD Dauntlesses as the war drew on. However several saw combat during the Battle of Midway, causing minor damage to a Japanese battleship. This was the only fighting the SB2U participated in. As they were phased out from active duty, many were instead used in training roles, a purpose it served well.
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max takeoff weight alt
  • 3326.0
loaded weight main
  • 6379.0
Guns
  • ** 1 × forward firing 0.30 in M1919 Browning machine gun in starboard wing ** 1 × .30 in machine gun in flexible mount for tail gunner
climb rate main
  • 1340.0
number of props
  • 1
length alt
  • 10.36 m
span main
  • 42
power/mass alt
  • 0.210000
height alt
  • 3.12 m
Introduced
  • 1937
primary user
Type
type of prop
  • radial engine
loading main
  • 21
range alt
  • 1014.0
length main
  • 1036.32
power alt
  • 616.0
area main
  • 305.0
power main
  • 825.0
bombs
  • 1
height main
  • 312.42
span alt
  • 12.80 m
range main
  • 630.0
Manufacturer
max speed main
  • 251.0
engine (prop)
  • Pratt & Whitney R-1535-96 Twin Wasp Jr
power/mass main
  • 0.130000
climb rate alt
  • 6.8
ceiling main
  • 27500.0
empty weight main
  • 4713.0
loaded weight alt
  • 2893.0
area alt
  • 28.0
First Flight
  • 1936-01-04
more users
max speed alt
  • 404.0
jet or prop?
  • prop
loading alt
  • 103
empty weight alt
  • 2138.0
plane or copter?
  • plane
ceiling alt
  • 8,382 m
max takeoff weight main
  • 7332.0
Retired
  • 1945
Crew
  • Two, pilot and gunner
Number Built
  • 260
abstract
  • The Vought SB2U Vindicator was a carrier-based dive bomber developed for the United States Navy in the 1930s, the first monoplane in this role. Obsolescent at the outbreak of World War II, Vindicators still remained in service at the time of the Battle of Midway, but by 1943, all had been withdrawn to training units. It was known as the Chesapeake in Royal Navy service.
  • By the time the United States entered World War II, the Vindicator was becoming obsolete. A number of them were destroyed during the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, and they were gradually replaced by SBD Dauntlesses as the war drew on. However several saw combat during the Battle of Midway, causing minor damage to a Japanese battleship. This was the only fighting the SB2U participated in. As they were phased out from active duty, many were instead used in training roles, a purpose it served well. Only one Vindicator is known to have survived to the present day. The aircraft, SB2U-2 BuNo. 1383, was the last to be delivered to the US Navy. It ditched in Lake Michigan during practice operations from the training carrier USS Wolverine (IX-64). During the 1990s, it was raised and restored, and is now on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida.