The Helldiver’s poor manufacturing was a superficial problem relative to its fundamentally flawed design. The aircraft was simply built wrong.

The AR-23 Liberator is an all-around reliable weapon for any Helldiver to use. It has a scope for long-range engagements, a laser that the user and allies can see when it's being aimed ...

“Helldivers were dive bombers ... to Puunene but realized they weren’t going to make it and had to ditch the aircraft in the water. Both climbed out to safety. In a shallower section of ...

Between 1943 and 1945, over 7,000 SB2C Helldivers were built. Initially, the aircraft displayed poor handling characteristics—earning a damning report from the waste-focused Truman Committee and ...