It was also required to be highly maneuverable allowing it to carry out dive-bombing attacks and escape at low level.
Some experienced crews had to conduct dive-bombing attacks 25-30 times a day.
It was a dive-bombing attack, and Stanley had to scramble away from his rock to avoid getting hit.
On all these occasions, despite repeated dive-bombing attacks and enemy shell-fire, he showed indifference to danger and physical exhaustion in the care of his patients.
"B" Flight made three dive-bombing attacks from 10,000 feet while "A" Flight made four strafing passes.
December 21 - Rabaul-based Japanese aircraft make three dive-bombing attacks on U.S. forces unloading at Arawe.
The Squadron's main duty was to make dive-bombing attacks on V-2 launching sites around The Hague, each aircraft carrying a 1000 lb.
At the same time, Junkers 87s carried out dive-bombing attacks, and HMS Indomitable was hit.
He was killed in a dive-bombing attack on the LST-343 on 21 July 1943.
Davis flew 69 missions from May to August, including several dive-bombing attacks on Japanese positions on Hansa Bay.