[About Douglas SBD-5 "Dauntless"]



Wikipedia
The Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless was a dive bomber operated by the U.S. Navy during World War II.
The history of the SBD began not with Douglas but with Northrop.
In 1935, Northrop, then a subsidiary of Douglas Aircraft Company, began development of a new dive bomber, the BT-1, a single-engine, two-seat aircraft. It was equipped with distinctive perforated flaps that also served as dive brakes.
Around the time the derivative XBT-2 was developed, Northrop was merged into Douglas Aircraft, and the development of the BT was taken over by Douglas Aircraft and completed as the SBD-2.
The SBD was equipped with advanced retractable landing gear. The aft seat was equipped with a swivel gun seat. It also had dive brakes and flaps, a feature that had been present since the prototype BT. The wings were designed for robustness, with no folding wings, which was unusual for a shipboard aircraft. It was equipped with two 12.7mm machine guns in the nose. Because of its good maneuverability, the SBD was sometimes used for fleet defense missions in addition to its original mission of dive bombing and reconnaissance.

The SBD was adopted by the Navy and Marine Corps and became a key component of their fleet offensive capability. Their most famous wartime action was during the Battle of Midway in June 1942. In this battle, four SBD squadrons sank three of the IJN's mainline aircraft carriers in just six minutes.
As a successor, the SB2U “Vindicator” was developed. However, it is said that pilots preferred the older SBD because the SB2U was difficult to maneuver.
The SBD was operated by the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, U.S. Army Air Corps (adopted as the A-24 Banshee), French Air Force, and New Zealand Air Force. In all, 5936 SBDs were produced.

[About the work]
The cockpit is roughly reproduced.
I have used
・"SP LabelConverter"byPlanariaLab(to create a Roundels)
Thank you very much.
I have not verified this because I do not have Simple Planes VR. Sorry.

［Controls]


[1] NavigationLights Switch(AG1)
[2] Throttle Lever
[3] Flap Lever(VTOL)
[4] Landing Gear Lever
[5] Diving Flap Lever(AG5)
[6] Canopy Lever(AG4)
[7] Rear Canopy Lever
& Activate Rear Machine gun(AG3)

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