MAKE A MEME View Large Image Antietam flight deck 1945.jpg U S Navy Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver dive bombers of bombing squadron VB-89 are lined up for launch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Antietam CV-36 1945 Joining the Pacific Fleet too late for service ...
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Keywords: USS Antietam flight deck 1945.jpg U S Navy Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver dive bombers of bombing squadron VB-89 are lined up for launch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Antietam CV-36 1945 Joining the Pacific Fleet too late for service in the Second World War the carrier operated in the Far East during the period September 1945-August 1946 Vought F4U Corsairs of fighter squadron VF-89 are spotted on the starboard side of the flight deck while the Helldivers launch from the port side Note the geometric air group identification symbol on Antietam´s aircraft white stripes officially in use from January to July 1945 A Gearing-class destroyer wearing measure 22 camouflage and carrying an SP radar aft is visible in the background It is probably USS Highbee DD-806 which accompanied Antietam to the Pacific U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No 1996 253 402 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/common/imagedisplay php irn 16027598 reftable ecatalogue refirn 16035775 QueryPage 2FQuery php 1945 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Antietam CV-36 Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Vought F4U Corsair Camouflage Measure 22
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