Mili Atoll (1943)
#otd Japanese airfield and other facilities at Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands, under attack by SBD’s from task group 50.1, circa 19-23...
Dauntless in Flight
#otd Douglas SBD-5 bombers in flight, 12 November 1943. Look like it could be USS Enterprise CV-6 in the background. #sbd #sbd5...
Guadalcanal 1942
#otd a beached Japanese transports burns at Guadalcanal, as an SBD bomber flies by in the foreground, 16 November 1942. #sbd #guadalcanal...
USS Lexington CV-16 (1943)
Flight deck crewmen spot a pair of Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless aboard USS Lexington CV-16 at the aft end of the flight deck in preparation...
Tarawa-Makin Raid
#otd Tarawa-Makin Raid, September 1943. Douglas SBD-5’s of VB-16 on USS Lexington's CV-16 flight deck after returning from raids on...
