SkyPup Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 I've heard that SBD stands for Slow But Deadly. Quote
Rattler Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 That's some nice flying to land a plane like that, mate! Quote
SkyPup Posted February 21, 2008 Author Posted February 21, 2008 Thanks Rattler, and best of luck to your bro on his tour of duty....SkyPup Quote
1. DDz Quorum Sid Posted February 21, 2008 1. DDz Quorum Posted February 21, 2008 SBD = Shipborne (Carrier-based) Bomber - Dive. A way of designating where it operates from, what it does and how it does it (not always used). Other examples - TB - Avenger, Torpedo/bomber P51 - Pursuit/Patrol, as in fighter/interceptor, as opposed to PBY - Patrol/Bomber/Consolidated(Y = designation for manufacturer) Interesting stuff Quote
1. DDz Quorum Sid Posted February 22, 2008 1. DDz Quorum Posted February 22, 2008 I am going to refrain from posting anything during the sensible few minutes I have....apart from now,that is. Quote
Enforcer57 Posted February 23, 2008 Posted February 23, 2008 Heh heh. WHAT did you expect herr Sid? For God's sake, dont' ask anything to do with sheep, wool, mutton, lamb, Brokeback mtn, etc. The Navy's designation system was pretty odd sometimes. Like TBF and TBM were both Avengers, but one was built by Grumman and the other by GM (I think). Sorta like the difference between P-51 B and C models...it's not the canopy, it's the place where they were built. I guess they decided to put numbers in the Navy fighter designations. Quote
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