MAKE A MEME View Large Image SB2U-3 VMSB-241 1942.jpg Two Vought SB2U-3 Vindicator of Marine scout bomber squadron VMSB-241 take off from Midway's Eastern Island on a training flight between 27 May and 4 June 1942 Plane No 6 in the foreground BuNo 2045 was flown on 4 ...
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Keywords: SB2U-3 VMSB-241 1942.jpg Two Vought SB2U-3 Vindicator of Marine scout bomber squadron VMSB-241 take off from Midway's Eastern Island on a training flight between 27 May and 4 June 1942 Plane No 6 in the foreground BuNo 2045 was flown on 4 June 1942 by 2nd Lt James H Marmande with PFC Edby Colvin as gunner This plane was flown in the morning attack against the Japanese and disappeared on the night of 4/5 June about 16 km 10 mi from Midway while returning from another - this time futile - strike scan from Robert J Cressmann ed A Glorious Page in Our History The Battle of Midway 4-6 June 1942 Pictoral Histories Publishing Missoula/Montana 1990 ISBN 0929521404 p 42 Photo marked as USN Photo See also National Museum of the USMC website http //www usmcmuseum org/Exhibits_UncommonValor_p5 asp 1942 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Vought SB2U Vindicator Battle of Midway US forces on Midway Naval Air Station Midway
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