Caption | SB2C-3 Helldiver from USS Hornet (Essex-class) overflying burning tanker Kyokuun Maru heading for the beach in French Indochina (Vietnam) north of Qui Nhon after being attacked by 175 USN carrier planes, Jan 12, 1945 ww2dbase | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via USS Hornet | ||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 12 Jan 1945 | ||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Qui Nhon, Annam, French Indochina | ||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
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2. David Stubblebine says:
12 Jan 2020 12:52:07 PM
Note also the absence of the oversized propeller spinner usually fitted to the SB2C Helldivers during this period.
12 Jan 2020 12:52:07 PM
Note also the absence of the oversized propeller spinner usually fitted to the SB2C Helldivers during this period.
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WW2-Era Place Name | Qui Nhon, Annam, French Indochina |
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My Dad was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his bombing attack on this ship during this engagement (flying a TBM Avenger).