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Description U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless of Bombing Squadron 10 (VB-10) in formation over the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) on the day of strikes against Palau. The lead aircraft is flown by LCDR James D. Ramage. One of the last two SBD squadrons to operate from U.S. fleet carriers during World War II, VB-10 flew from the deck of the Big E during the period January-July 1944, and participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea on 19-20 June 1944.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.667
Author U.S. Navy

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30 March 1944

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