File:Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless of VB-6 taking off from USS Enterprise (CV-6), in May 1942 (76520).jpg
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DescriptionDouglas SBD-3 Dauntless of VB-6 taking off from USS Enterprise (CV-6), in May 1942 (76520).jpg |
English: A U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless (6-B-4) of Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6) taking off from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), in May 1942. During the Battle of Midway, 6-B-4 participated in the attack on the Japanese heavy cruiser Mikuma on 5 June 1942, crew Lt. L.A. Smith, AMM2c H.H. Caruthers. |
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Author | U.S. Navy film "Landings and Take-Offs aboard USS Enterprise" (428-NPC-2704) |
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current | 07:34, 23 April 2023 | 1,162 × 850 (349 KB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-3 ''Dauntless'' (6-S-4) of Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) taking off from the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' (CV-6), in May 1942.<br> During the Battle of Midway on 4 June 1942, 6-S-4 participated in the attack on the Japanese aircraft carrier ''Kaga'', but was lost on the return flight to USS ''Enterprise'' when it could not find the carrier. The crew, Lt. Charles R. Ware and ARM1c W.H. Stambough, was not recov... |
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