File:Damaged Douglas SBD-5 of VB-10 in flight on 30 March 1944.jpg
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| Description | The gunner of a U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless of Bombing Squadron 10 (VB-10) from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) secures equipment as the pilot tries to release bombs, in preparation for ditching, 30 March 1944. The plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire over the Palau Islands. After ditching, its crew was picked up by a task force 58 ship. Note oil, coating the upper fuselage and tail. |
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| Source | Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-250381 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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| current | 16:02, 13 March 2016 | | 5,644 × 3,404 (6.61 MB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=The gunner of a U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-5 ''Dauntless'' of Bombing Squadron 10 (VB-10) from the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' (CV-6) secures equipment as the pilot tries to release bombs, in prepara... |
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