US Navy Helldiver flying over a burning Japanese tanker January 1945.jpg
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English: SB2C-3 of Bombing Squadron Eleven (VB-11) flies over a Japanese oiler smoking furiously a few moments after being hit by carrier-based aircraft in the vicinity of French Indochina. VB-11 operated from USS Hornet (CV-12) during the period October 1944-January 1945, participating in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and flying numerus strikes over the Philippines, Formosa, and Hong Kong. Note the white dot tail symbol indicating the aircraft's assignment to Hornet. |
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| Source | http://collections.naval.aviation.museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display.php?irn=16035516&QueryPage=%2Femuwebdoncoms%2Fpages%2Fdoncoms%2FQuery.php |
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