File:SB2C Helldivers of VB-9 over Task Force 58 in February 1945.jpg

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Description Two U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldivers from Bombing Squadron 9 (VB-9), operating from the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-16), fly over Task Force 58, enroute to Tokyo for their first raid on that city, circa 16 February 1945. Ships below include an Essex-class carrier, an Independence-class carrier, a New Orleans-class cruiser and a destroyer.
Date circa 16 February 1945
date QS:P,+1945-02-16T00:00:00Z/11,P1480,Q5727902
Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-397938 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

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