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Douglas Dauntless. Naval aviation art prints of the Douglas SBD Dauntless. aviation artists Ivan Berryman and Stan Stokes superb paintings showing the Douglas SBD Dauntless during the Battle of Midway are available at these great prices direct form Cranston Fine Arts the Military and Aviation art print company

 Midway: The Turning Point by Stan Stokes.  The Battle of Midway in June of 1942 marked the turning point in the War in the Pacific, and the Douglas SBD Dauntless was the aircraft which provided the punch in this decisive victory for America. The SBD, which earned the nickname Slow, But Deadly, entered service with the USN and USMC in 1940. Powered by a 1,000 HP, 9-cylinder, Cyclone radial engine the SBD was capable of a maximum speed of 250 MPH. The Dauntless could stay airborne for a long time with its 1,300 mile range and slow cruising speed, and it was capable of delivering a 1,200 pound bomb load. Because of its slow speed the SBD needed armament to discourage attack by enemy fighters. Two forward firing machine guns and either one or two rear firing guns mounted in the gunners cockpit behind the pilot, gave the SBD enough firepower to make it a challenging target for enemy fighters. The Japanese plan for invading Midway, a strategically-located small island about 1,100 miles northwest of Hawaii, involved the use of a decoy fleet which would feign an invasion of the Aleutians, while the main fleet consisting of approximately 100 ships and four aircraft carriers would carryout the invasion. Based on intelligence reports the US Navy was ready for Adm. Yamamoto this time. The American force totaled 25 ships including the carriers Hornet, Enterprise, and Yorktown. Air power was about even, because the U.S. could count on nearly 100 land-based aircraft on Midway itself. About 1/3rd of the U.S. air power was represented by SBDs. During the first exchanges, American attacks on the Japanese invasion fleet with both land-based and carrier-based aircraft were repulsed with substantial losses. These low-level torpedo attacks focused the attention of both Japanese fighter pilots and AA gunners on the horizon. Lacking effective radar, the Japanese fleet would prove to be unprepared for a high altitude attack by swarms of SBDs on June 4, 1942. The timing proved perfect as the Japanese carriers were laden with fully fueled and armed aircraft being readied for a second wave. As depicted in Stan Stokes dramatic painting the 1,000 pounder of Paul Lefty Holmbergs SBD penetrates the carrier deck of the Soryu while Holmberg pulls out of his dive. Right behind Holmberg is another SBD of VB-3 from the USS Yorktown. SBDs from the Yorktown and its sister ship the Enterprise destroyed three Japanese carriers in a matter of minutes during this battle. While the Yorktown was later lost in the Battle, all four Japanese carriers were eventually destroyed including many of Japans most experienced naval aviators. The rugged and effective Dauntless, the only USN aircraft to remain in service through the entire war, was responsible for destroying more enemy shipping than any other aircraft during WW II.

Midway - The Setting Sun by Ivan Berryman   Depicting Dauntless and Devastator attacking the Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi during the Battle of Midway.


Pressing Home the Kill by Randall Wilson.


Pressing Home the Kill by Randall Wilson.

Dauntless Dive Bombers Dive on the Battleship Musashi in the Sibuyan Sea, October 1944.
Item Code : DHM0713Pressing Home the Kill by Randall Wilson. - Editions Available
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Midway: The Turning Point by Stan Stokes.


Midway: The Turning Point by Stan Stokes.

The Battle of Midway in June of 1942 marked the turning point in the War in the Pacific, and the Douglas SBD Dauntless was the aircraft which provided the punch in this decisive victory for America. The SBD, which earned the nickname Slow, But Deadly, entered service with the USN and USMC in 1940. Powered by a 1,000 HP, 9-cylinder, Cyclone radial engine the SBD was capable of a maximum speed of 250 MPH. The Dauntless could stay airborne for a long time with its 1,300 mile range and slow cruising speed, and it was capable of delivering a 1,200 pound bomb load. Because of its slow speed the SBD needed armament to discourage attack by enemy fighters. Two forward firing machine guns and either one or two rear firing guns mounted in the gunners cockpit behind the pilot, gave the SBD enough firepower to make it a challenging target for enemy fighters. The Japanese plan for invading Midway, a strategically-located small island about 1,100 miles northwest of Hawaii, involved the use of a deco.........

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Item Code : STK0099Midway: The Turning Point by Stan Stokes. - Editions Available
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Midway - The Setting Sun by Ivan Berryman.


Midway - The Setting Sun by Ivan Berryman.

Depicting Dauntless and Devastator attacking the Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi during the Battle of Midway.
Item Code : B0018Midway - The Setting Sun by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
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Victory at Midway by Stan Stokes.


Victory at Midway by Stan Stokes.

The SBD (Slowly but Deadly) Dauntless dive bomber was one of the most effective combat aircraft of WWII. Flown in large numbers by the USN throughout the war, the SBD was responsible for the destruction of a significant tonnage of enemy ships. During the Battle of Midway, SBDs surprised three of the Imperial Japanese Navy carriers. Caught off guard on June 4th 1942 with their fighter cover searching for low flying torpedo bombers, and with the decks of their carriers littered with aircraft being refitted for another strike, Dauntless aircraft from the Enterprise and Yorktown attack and destroy the three carriers.
Item Code : STK0067Victory at Midway by Stan Stokes. - Editions Available
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Battle of the Coral Sea by Robert Taylor.


Battle of the Coral Sea by Robert Taylor.

Commemorating the Battle of the Coral Sea, Robert Taylor has chosen to portray the sinking of the Shoho in this dramatic painting. When Commander Weldon Hamilton, leading one of the Lexington's Dauntless squadrons, spotted the Shoho at 1040 on the morning of May 4th 1942, the Japanese carrier's fate was sealed. Within minutes she was hit by the full force of the Lexington's dive bombers and torpedo aircraft, aided by the Yorktown's attack group. Smothered by a dozen bomb and seven torpedo hits, she was sunk within thirty minutes of the first sighting.
Item Code : DHM6075Battle of the Coral Sea by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available
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Full Item Details		 Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm) Traynor, Lawrence
Buell, Harold
Preston, Ben
Riley, Joe
Schultz, Arthur
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Full Item Details		 Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm) Vejtasa, Stanley Swede
Elder, Robert M
Best, Dick
Fredrickson, Harry
Christie, Bill
Traynor, Lawrence
Buell, Harold
Preston, Ben
Riley, Joe
Schultz, Arthur
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Full Item Details		 Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm) Vejtasa, Stanley Swede
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Christie, Bill
Traynor, Lawrence
Buell, Harold
Preston, Ben
Riley, Joe
Schultz, Arthur
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Midway The Turning Point by Robert Taylor.


Midway The Turning Point by Robert Taylor.

Dauntless of the SS carrier Enterprise prepare to attack the Japanese Fleet at Midway, June 1942. The success of their bold and Devastating action changed the course of the war in the Pacific.
Item Code : AX0032Midway The Turning Point by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available
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