
Caption | Helldiver aircraft over Hornet, South China Sea, mid-Jan 1945, photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase | ||||||||||||
Photographer | Charles Kerlee | ||||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-469319 | ||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 15 Jan 1945 | ||||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | South China Sea, Pacific Ocean | ||||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||
Added Date | 7 Sep 2006 | ||||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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16 Nov 2010 01:39:09 PM
SB2C-1 assigned to USS Hornet CV-12 second
carried to bear the name.
The Helldiver was so big, there was 16 feet
between the pilot and gunner position, the
Helldiver had 200 lb of armor plate to
protect the crew.