An American Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver dive bomber after first landing on the USS Hancock (CV-19) of the US Navy in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
At the helm of the Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver aircraft is the commander of the 7th bomber squadron (VB-7) LCDR John Erickson, who died in action on December 15, 1944.
The Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver photo source: naval.aviation.museum.
Location: Pacific Ocean
Photo time: September 1944