SB2C Helldiver of Bombing Squadron VB-86 approaching the carrier Wasp (Essex-class) near Japan, 1945. Note the white radar pod under the wing.SB2C Helldiver of Bombing Squadron VB-86 approaching the carrier Wasp (Essex-class) near Japan, 1945. Note the white radar pod under the wing.
SB2C Helldiver of Bombing Squadron VB-86 approaching the carrier Wasp (Essex-class) near Japan, 1945. Note the white radar pod under the wing.SB2C Helldiver of Bombing Squadron VB-86 approaching the carrier Wasp (Essex-class) near Japan, 1945. Note the white radar pod under the wing.


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