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Caption | Helldiver aircraft over Hornet, South China Sea, mid-Jan 1945, photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase | ||||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | South China Sea, Pacific Ocean | ||||||||||||
Date | 15 Jan 1945 | ||||||||||||
Photographer | Charles Kerlee | ||||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-469319 | ||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 15 Jan 1945 | ||||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||
Photo Size | 5,680 x 4,464 pixels |
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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.