The United States was still at peace when the Navy issued a requirement for a design to serve with the fleet as both a successor to the SBD, which would be nearing obsolescence, and as a possible replacement for the SB2C, which was undergoing what can charitably be called a prolonged proportional development period. To meet this requirement, two prototypes of the SXB2D-1 were ordered by the Navy on June 30, 1941.
The United States was still at peace when the Navy issued a requirement for a design to serve with the fleet as both a successor to the SBD, which would be nearing obsolescence, and as a possible replacement for the SB2C, which was undergoing what can charitably be called a prolonged proportional development period. To meet this requirement, two prototypes of the SXB2D-1 were ordered by the Navy on June 30, 1941.
Douglas XSB2D-1/BTD-1 Destroyer
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Douglas XSB2D-1/BTD-1 Destroyer
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780942612301 |
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| Publisher: | Steve Ginter |
| Publication date: | 07/01/1995 |
| Series: | Naval Fighters Series , #30 |
| Pages: | 48 |
| Product dimensions: | 8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.40(d) |