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SBD-2 Dauntless aircraft of US Marine Corps squadron VMSB-241 at Midway Atoll, 4 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2; note damage sustained during attack on Hiryu

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Caption     SBD-2 Dauntless aircraft of US Marine Corps squadron VMSB-241 at Midway Atoll, 4 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2; note damage sustained during attack on Hiryu ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Midway, US Pacific Islands
Date 4 Jun 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation
Identification Code   26995
 
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Photos on Same Day 4 Jun 1942
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Photo Size 1,364 x 1,108 pixels



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