(U.S. Navy Photograph.) black-and-white photos SBD Dauntless Ditches April 7, 2014by Lone_Sentry_Admin1 min read A Douglas SBD Dauntless from VB-3 ditches near the heavy cruiser USS Astoria (CA-34) after attacking Japanese aircraft carriers during the Battle of Midway, June 1942. (U.S. Navy Photograph.) (U.S. Navy Photograph.)