File:SBD-5 on catapult of USS Enterprise (CV-6) 1944.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless of Bombing Squadron VB-10 is readied for launching on the catapult of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6). VB-10 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 10 (CVG-10) aboard the Eig E from 16 January to 15 July 1944. Note the crewmen turning a crank to start the Wright R-1820 engine.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 2011.003.218.039
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