File:SB2C landing mishap VB-17 CV-17 1943 NAN2-69.jpg
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| Description | Landing mishap of a Curtiss SB2C-1 Helldiver of Bombing Squadron 17 (VB-17) from Carrier Air Group 17 (CVG-17) aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) in 1943. The SB2C suffered from a lot of design failures and required some 800 changes before becoming fully operational. The crews therefore gave the aircraft names like "The Big-Tailed Beast" or simply "The Beast". Note that the Bunker Hill seems to be equipped only with the SC radar and not yet with the SK-1. |
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| Source | U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News February 1969 [1] |
| Author | USN |
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