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Landing mishap of a Curtiss SB2C-1 Helldiver of bombing squadron 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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U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News February 1962 [1] |
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1943 |
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USN |
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