MAKE A MEME View Large Image Astoria (CA-34) at Midway 1942.jpg While U S Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Fisler circles the scene in his Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina LCdr Max Leslie prepares to ditch his Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bomber from Bombing Squadron 3 VB-3 ...
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Keywords: SBD ditiching near USS Astoria (CA-34) at Midway 1942.jpg While U S Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Fisler circles the scene in his Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina LCdr Max Leslie prepares to ditch his Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bomber from Bombing Squadron 3 VB-3 near the heavy cruiser USS Astoria CA-34 between 1342 and 1348 hrs on 4 June 1942 Lt JG Paul A Holmberg's plane sinks aft of Astoria as he and his gunner are picked up by the cruiser's No 2 motor whaleboat The two VB-3 planes ditched near Astoria after they were unable to land on the damaged aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV-5 Note the destroyer at left Official U S Navy photograph http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/wars-and-events/world-war-ii/midway/80-G-32235 html 80-G-32235 now in the collections of the U S National Archives 1942-06-04 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Astoria CA-34 Battle of Midway US forces Maxwell Franklin Leslie
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