SBD Dauntless

The Douglas SBD Dauntless was a naval dive bomber made by Douglas during World War II. The SBD was the United States Navy's main dive bomber from mid-1940 until late 1943, when it was supplanted, although not entirely replaced, by the SB2C Helldiver.

SBD Dauntless in Days of Infamy
The Dauntless was first used against the Japanese Navy during the first attempt to retake the Hawaiian Islands in mid 1942. The Japanese pilots called them Hell Divers and thought the planes to be very good. They managed to serverly damage the Zuikaku and wound the Akagi.