File:Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver of VB-18 flight over Valparaiso, Chile, in late 1946.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver of Bombing Squadron 18 (VB-18) "Sunday Punchers" in flight over Valparaiso, Chile. VB-18 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 18 (CVG-18) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Leyte (CV-32) for a goodwill tour to South America from 31 August to 12 December 1946.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Leyte (CVS-32) 1958-1959 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current07:40, 28 December 2019Thumbnail for version as of 07:40, 28 December 2019945 × 766 (413 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver of Bombing Squadron 18 (VB-18) "Sunday Punchers" in flight over Valparaiso, Chile. VB-18 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 18 (CVG-18) aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Leyte'' (CV-32) for a goodwill tour to South America from 31 August to 12 December 1946.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv32-59/029.htm] from the [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv32-59/index_003.h...