On May 7, 1942, Shokaku's and Zuikaku's D3A1 dive bombers sank the U.S. destroyer Sims and so badly damaged the fleet tanker Neosho that it was scuttled a few days later.

A Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber that had been stowed in the hangar deck. NOAA “Previous exploration at Midway investigated ships engaged in the battle; however, the dive on April 20 resulted ...

The A-36 was designed to take on a dive-bomb (and ground-attack) role. Accordingly, it was outfitted with .50-caliber machine guns in the nose and along the wings. Notably, the A-36 was outfitted ...