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| Keywords: SBD severed tail USS Enterprise Feb 1942.jpg A damaged U S Navy Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless of bombing squadron VB-6 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise CV-6 1 February 1942 Withdrawing after launching an attack against Kwajalein Enterprise was attacked by five Japanese Mitsubishi G4M Betty land-based bombers Manning the flexible rear machine gun on an SBD-2 of bombing squadron VB-6 AMM Bruno Gaido attempted to help fight off the attackers The wing of one of the disabled bombers severed the tail of Gaido's Dauntless spreading burning gasoline across the deck before crashing into the ocean For his heroism Gaido was promoted and assigned duty as an aircrewman Gaido was shot down with his pilot Ensign Frank W O'Flaherty on 4 June 1942 and later picked up by the Japanese destroyer Makigumo Circa 8-9 June both were murdered as they were tied to water-filled gasoline drums and dumped overboard U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No 1996 253 624 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/common/imagedisplay php irn 16028160 reftable ecatalogue refirn 16035993 1942-02-01 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless Aboard USS Enterprise CV-6 | ||||
