Vought SB2U Vindicator

SB2U Vindicator
Role	Dive bomber Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Vought
First flight	4 January 1936
Introduction	1937
Retired	1945
Primary users	United States Navy United States Marine Corps French Navy Royal Navy
Number built	260

The Vought SB2U Vindicator is an American 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 Vindicators still remained in service at the time of the Battle of Midway, but by 1943, all had been withdrawn to training units.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.