File:SB2U taking off from Midway Jun 1942.jpg

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English: A U.S. Marine Corps Vought SB2U-3 Vindicator dive bomber of Marine scout bombing squadron VMSB-241 taking off from Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, during the Battle of Midway, 4-6 June 1942. This aircraft was flown on 4 June by 2nd Lt. George T. Lumpkin (pilot) and Pfc. George A. Toms (gunner) in an attack on the Japanese battleship Haruna.
Date 4-6 June 1942
Source U.S. Navy "Battle of Midway" movie screenshot [1]
Author Cdr. John Ford, USNR

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