File:SBDs of VB-6 taking off from USS Enterprise (CV-6) on 24 February 1942.jpg

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Description	Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless of Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6) preparing for take off on the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) for the Wake Island Raid, 24 February 1942. Air group commander Lieutenant Commander Howard Young, USN, is in the following plane, as denoted by letters "GC" (Group Commander) on cowl front. Note the gun gallery of 12.7 mm cal. water-cooled Browning machine guns and the fleet oiler in the background.
Date	24 February 1942
Source	Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-66037 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author	U.S. Navy

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