Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver
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SB2C-3 Helldiver of the VB-18, USS "Intrepid"(CV-11), October 1944. |
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The model is Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver of USS Intrepid (CV-11), VB-18 A/C number 61. On 24th October 1944, 12 SB2C-3s of VB-18 led by Lt. Cdr. George Ghesquiere attacked the battle ship Musashi during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and it was the first strike of following 6 waves of attacks. |