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English: A U.S. Marine Corps Vought SB2U-3 Vindicator dive bomber of Marine scout bombing squadron VMSB-241 taking off from Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, during the Battle of Midway, 4-6 June 1942. This aircraft was flown on 4 June by 2nd Lt. George T. Lumpkin (pilot) and Pfc. George A. Toms (gunner) in an attack on the Japanese battleship Haruna.
Date 4-6 June 1942
Source U.S. Navy "Battle of Midway" movie screenshot [1]
Author Cdr. John Ford, USNR

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current16:10, 12 February 2011Thumbnail for version as of 16:10, 12 February 2011748 × 544 (201 KB)Cobatfornew scan
13:06, 27 July 2009Thumbnail for version as of 13:06, 27 July 2009326 × 238 (17 KB)Cobatfor== Summary == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Marine Corps Vought SB2U-3 ''Vindicator'' dive bomber of Marine scout bombing squadron VMSB-241 taking off from Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, during the Battle of Midway, 4-6 June 1942.}} |Source=U.S.

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