File:SBD-3_CV-4_Norway_1943_NAN10-1-45.jpg
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A Douglas SBD Dauntless of U.S. Navy bombing squadron VB-4 during Operation Leader , on 4 October 1943, flying from the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-4). The objective of the force was the Norwegian port of Bodø. The task force reached launch position off Vestfjord before dawn 4 October completely undetected. At 0618, Ranger launched 20 Dauntless dive bombers and an escort of eight Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat fighters of VF-4. One division of dive bombers attacked the 8,000-ton freighter LaPlata, while the rest continued north to attack a small German convoy. They severely damaged a 10,000-ton tanker and a smaller troop transport. They also sank two of four small German merchantmen in the Bodø roadstead. |
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Source | U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News 1 October 1945 [1] |
Author | USN |
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20:11, 30 April 2008 | 481 × 333 (49 KB) | Cobatfor | {{Information |Description=A Douglas SBD-5 ''Dauntless'' of U.S. Navy bombing squadron VB-4 during ''Operation Leader'' , on 4 October 1943, flying from the aircraft carrier ''USS Ranger (CV-4)''. The objective of the force was the Norwegian port of Bodö |
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