![Deck crewmen race to an SBD Dauntless dive bomber after a barrier crash. The extended tailhook failed to catch the arresting wire, but the propeller stopped the forward momentum, almost flipping the plane. Aviators claimed that SBD stood for “Slow But Deadly.”](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/charger004-crop-760x428.jpg)
WWII History April 2013
Hard Charging Landings
By Kevin M. HymelTo naval aviators, any landing they could walk away from was a good landing. The escort aircraft carrier USS Charger trained men in good landings, but bad landings were also part of the education. Read more