Most of the SBD Dauntless dive bombers were shot down during the battle of Midway, but few of these were shot down by Japanese Zeroes. With squadrons of up to 45 SBDs attacking simultaneously and thanks to their escort of F4F Wildcats, enemy fighters were ineffective against the dive bombers. As seen in the film, the SBDs pushed through massive amount of antiaircraft fire from the carriers and escort ships, which largely reduced the numbers of attacking dive bombers.The effectiveness of the Dauntless was such that, even though it was a bomber, when pitted against enemy fighters its victories significantly surpassed its losses.

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