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Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver dive bombers of Bombing Squadron 83 (VB-83) fly over the USS Essex (CV-9) off the coast of Okinawa, May 1945. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)

Helldivers Over USS Essex

July 12, 2015

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Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver dive bombers of Bombing Squadron 83 (VB-83) fly over the USS Essex (CV-9) off the coast of Okinawa, May 1945. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)

With the 1,900 horsepower Wright R-2600-20 Cyclone engine coming to life, Mr. Mark Allen, from Houston, Texas, prepares the last flying example of a Navy Curtiss-Wright SB2C Helldiver in the world before taking off Joint Base Andrews after completion of the Joint Service Open House.

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SB2C Helldiver

March 21, 2015

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Original Caption: With the 1,900 horsepower Wright R-2600-20 Cyclone engine coming to life, Mr. Mark Allen, from Houston, Texas, prepares the last flying example of a Navy Curtiss-Wright SB2C Helldiver in the world before taking...