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Battleships Iowa and Indiana underway during the Marshall Islands Campaign, 24 Jan 1944; note ships with Camouflage Measure 32 Design 1B and wing of SB2C Helldiver aircraft in foreground

Caption     Battleships Iowa and Indiana underway during the Marshall Islands Campaign, 24 Jan 1944; note ships with Camouflage Measure 32 Design 1B and wing of SB2C Helldiver aircraft in foreground ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   80-G-235080
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Iowa   Main article  Photos  
Indiana   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 24 Jan 1944
Photos at Same Place Pacific Ocean
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 28 Mar 2008

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
15 Aug 2009 11:24:34 PM

The snake-head pitot tube on the port wing gives this plane away as a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver. The majority of US Naval aerial photography in WW2 was taken from the SB2C.

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