[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft in flight above Task Force 38.3]

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Title

[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft in flight above Task Force 38.3]

Description

Photograph of two Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft (fuselage designations 308 and 315) of Air Group 83, U.S. Navy, in flight above Task Force 38.3, July 1945. The USS Essex (CV-9) is visible in the center of the image.

Caption: "SB2C's of AG-83 fly over task force 38.3 They will land on Essex seen in center of picture. July, 1945."

Date

1945-07

Extent

1 photograph : print, black and white ; 14 x 11 in

Language

Bibliographic Citation

The Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2023-08-10-A_image_519