The U.S. Navy Curtiss XSB2C-1 <i>Helldiver</i> prototype (BuNo 1758) during a test flight. The aircraft made its first flight on 18 December 1940 but crashed on 8 February 1941 due to an engine failure during a landing approach. It sustained damage to the fuselage but was repaired. It was destroyed after suffering an inflight wing failure on 21 December 1941.
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circa 1941 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1941-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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