Keywords: SBD Dauntless takes off Luzon 1945.jpg A U S Marine Corps Douglas SBD-5/-6 Dauntless takes off for a mission over Luzon Philippines in 1945 Marine Air Groups 24 and 32 arrived at Mangaldan on 25 January and combat operations began two days later By the end of the month 7 squadrons consisting of 472 officers and more than 3 000 men and 174 SBDs of VMSBs-133 -142 -236 -241 -243 -244 and -341 had reached Mangaldan http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 16036144 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 775 1945 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless Battle of Luzon |