File:SBD-5 Dauntless bombers of VMSB-231 on Majuro in March 1944.jpg

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Description Majuro Island, Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands: bombs on their carts (most of these appear to be 1000-pound bombs), ready for loading on the Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless bombers in the background, March 1944. The "Ace of Spades" insignia on planes indicate that these SBDs belong to Marine Scouting Bombing Squadron 231 (VMSB-231).
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-401016 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author Lieutenant Commander Charles Kerlee, USNR

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