Caption | Helldiver aircraft over Hornet, South China Sea, mid-Jan 1945, photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase | ||||||||||||
Photographer | Charles Kerlee | ||||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-469319 | ||||||||||||
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Photo Size | 740 x 582 pixels | ||||||||||||
Photos in Series | See all 2 photos in this series | ||||||||||||
Photos on Same Day | 15 Jan 1945 | ||||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | South China Sea, Pacific Ocean | ||||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||||
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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16 Nov 2010 01:39:09 PM
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.