dive bomber

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Biden was ending the trip at the John Sidney McCain III Memorial near where, as a 31-year-old Navy lieutenant commander, his Skyhawk dive bomber was shot down by the North Vietnamese.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2023

He even got to fly an A-24, a Navy dive bomber specifically used for aerial gunnery.

From Washington Times • Feb. 13, 2017

CHAY-DA-GAHI, which translates to "turtle," came to mean a tank, while a GINI, "chicken hawk" in English, became a dive bomber.

From Reuters • Jun. 5, 2014

I once flew on a Caravelle in France that descended for landing like it was a dive bomber.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2012

This is the best dive bomber that was ever built.

From A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. by Montgomery, Rutherford George