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A U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless of bombing squadron VB-16 flies an antisubmarine patrol low over the battleship USS Washington (BB-56) en route to the invasion of the Gilbert Islands, 12 November 1943. The ship in the background is USS Lexington (CV-16), the aircraft's home carrier. Note the depth charge below the SBD.

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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.680 [1]
Author U.S. Navy photo 80-G-204897

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