Editing Vought SB2U Vindicator (section)

{{Short description|US Navy dive bomber}}
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{{Infobox aircraft
 |name= SB2U Vindicator 
 |image= File:Vought SB2U-3 Vindicator VS-1 1-S-16 (16140609435).jpg
 |caption= 
 |type= [[Dive bomber]]
 |national_origin= United States
 |manufacturer= [[Vought]]
 |first_flight= 4 January 1936
 |introduction= [[1937 in aviation|1937]]
 |retired= 1945
 |status=
 |primary_user= [[United States Navy]]
 |more_users= [[United States Marine Corps]] <br />[[French Navy]] <br />[[Royal Navy]]
 |produced=
 |number_built= 260
}}

The '''Vought SB2U Vindicator''' is<!-- Do not change is to was because there is only one survivor at the National Museum of Naval Aviation --> an American [[Carrier-based aircraft|carrier-based]] [[dive bomber]] developed for the [[United States Navy]] in the 1930s, the first [[monoplane]] in this role. Vindicators still remained in service at the time of the [[Battle of Midway]], but by 1943, all had been withdrawn to training units. It was known as the '''Chesapeake''' in [[Royal Navy]] service.