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| Keywords: Douglas SBD-1s of VMB-1 1940.jpg Two Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless dive bombers BuNo 1603 1605 assigned to Marine bombing squadron VMB-1 pictured on the ground possibly at the El Segundo Division of Douglas Aircraft Company in 1940 Note the bare metal paint schemes coupled with section markings and the Marine Corps emblem on the fuselage VMB-1 and VMB-2 were the first squadrons to receive the Dauntless taking delivery of their first SBD-1s in 1940 VMB-1 was redesignated Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 132 VMSB-132 in July 1941 U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No 1996 253 569 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/common/imagedisplay php irn 16028036 reftable ecatalogue refirn 16035938 1940 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless | ||||
