File:SB2C-3 of VB-18 on USS Intrepid (CV-11) during Battle of Leyte Gulf 1944.jpg
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| Description | A U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver of Bombing Squadron 18 (VB-18) "Sunday Punchers" is maneuvered into position aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CV-11) after returning from a combat mission during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The aircraft has suffered battle damage on the tail from Japanese antiaircraft fire. Note cross on tail of Helldiver, the symbol for Intrepid aircraft. VB-18 operated from Intrepid during the period August-November 1944. |
| Date | between 24 October 1944 and 26 October 1944 |
| Source | U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.302 |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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