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Summary
Landing mishap of a Curtiss SB2C-1 Helldiver of Bombing Squadron 17 (VB-17) from Carrier Air Group 17 (CVG-17) aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) in 1943. The SB2C suffered from a lot of design failures and required some 800 changes before becoming fully operational. The crews therefore gave the aircraft names like "The Beast" or "Son of a Bitch, 2nd class" (SB2C). Note that the Bunker Hill seems to be equipped only with the SC radar and not yet with the SK-1.
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| current | 17:14, 13 January 2017 | | 512 × 271 (39 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>Landing mishap of a Curtiss SB2C-1 <i>Helldiver</i> of Bombing Squadron 17 (VB-17) from Carrier Air Group 17 (CVG-17) aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier USS <i>Bunker Hill</i> (CV-17) in 1943. The SB2C suffered from a lot of design failures and required some 800 changes before becoming fully operational. The crews therefore gave the aircraft names like "The Beast" or "Son of a Bitch, 2nd class" (SB2C). Note that the <i>Bunker Hill</i> seems to be equipped only with the SC radar and not yet with the SK-1. </p> |
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