Check the listing for details. WWII era DOUGLAS DAUNTLESS SBD Dive Bomber Pilot Manual. Condition: Used. Listed at 14.99 USD. Please note: this is a an auction for a beautiful softbound BOOK, *not* a file on a compact disc or CD. Why strain to read a .pdf on a computer, or have to make your own awkward, not to mention hard-to-read print out from a CD when you can own this book? That's the whole point of this auction!Okay! The Douglas SBD Dauntless served as the U.S. Navy’s front line dive bomber from the outbreak of WWII thru 1943. Dauntless’ proved their mettle at the battles of Coral Sea and Midway, where crews accounted for four Japanese carriers. The plane also saw action in support of the Marines at Guadalcanal. Their last combat stint was at the Battle of the Phillipine Sea in 1944. Originally printed by Douglas and the U.S. Navy during WWII, this Flight Operating Handbook taught pilots everything they needed to know before entering the cockpit. Classified “Restricted”, the manual was recently declassified and is here reprinted in book form. This affordable facsimile has been slightly reformatted. Care has been taken however to preserve the integrity of the text. One in a series of historic flight manuals reprinted with attractive full color covers. Some of the other aircraft in the series include: SR-71 Blackbird, B-17, B-24 Liberator, B-29 Superfortress, F4U-4 Corsair, A-26 Invader, X-15, P-61, P-51, and many many more. See our other auctions and eBay store for additional titles. WE HAPPILY COMBINE SHIPPING COSTS FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS PURCHASED! See my other auctions for more great items!