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CAF West Texas Wing becomes Helldiver squadron, honoring a legendary naval dive bomber

Beginning January 1, 2026, the Commemorative Air Force's West Texas Wing will operate as the CAF Helldiver Squadron, reflecting its mission to preserve and fly one of the world's only airworthy SB2C ...
The Gazette

Flight of the Helldiver: World War II plane makes journey from lake bottom to Colorado Springs

Docent Ashby Taylor tells the story behind the World War II SB2C Helldiver dive bomber inside WestPac Restorations while giving a tour Wednesday, July 24, 2025, at the National World War II Aviation ...
KREM

WWII plane salvaged from Lake Washington flies again after 80 years

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A rare World War II Navy dive bomber that was stripped, burned and dumped in Lake Washington during the 1940s returned to the skies July 19 after a decades-long journey from ...
WMAZ

WWII plane salvaged from Lake Washington in Colorado flies again after 80 years

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A rare World War II Navy dive bomber that was stripped, burned and dumped in Lake Washington during the 1940s returned to the skies July 19 after a decades-long journey from ...