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| Keywords: Douglas SBD-5 VMSB-231 1945.jpg A U S Marine Corps Douglas SBD-6 Dauntless from Marine scout/bombing squadron VMSB-231 Ace of Spades flying from Majuro Atoll in early 1944 The markings indicate 23 bombing missions having been flown by the aircraft Note the mission markings and Ace of Spades insignia on the aircraft The pilot of the aircraft is Major Elmer G Glidden a Midway and Guadalacanal veteran who commanded VMSB-231 twice during the period September 1942-September 1943 and 1 November 1943-September 1944 He logged 104 combat dives during World War II Redesignated from Marine Scouting Squadron Two VMS-2 in July 1941 VMSB-231 aircraft flew to Midway in December 1941 and in March 1942 some elements returned to Hawaii The remaining personnel formed the nucleus of a new squadron VMSB-241 which fought during the Battle of Midway in June 1942 Following the battle the survivors returned to VMSB-231 The squadron arrived at Guadalcanal on 30 August 1942 and remained there until November Subsequently the squadron served in the Marshalls where for a brief time it flew F4U Corsairs under the designation VMBF-231 The squadron was redesignated VMTB-231 in August 1945 National Museum of Naval Aviation U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No 1996 253 746 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/objects/common/webmedia php irn 16028044 Photo scanned from pg 177 of Elliott John M The Official Monogram US Navy Marine Corps Aircraft Color Guide Vol 2 1940-1949 Monogram Aviation Publications Sturbridge Massachusetts 1989 In the Photographic credits on page 192 this photo is attributed to the U S National Archives; 1944 USMC; Looper5920 wikipedia en Later version s were uploaded by Cobatfor at http //en wikipedia org en wikipedia 2008 05 11 first version ; 2007 01 12 last version PD-USGov-Military-Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy original upload log page en wikipedia VMSB-231_SBD-5_flying_during_WWII jpg 2008-05-11 09 52 Cobatfor 900×685× 267672 bytes <nowiki></nowiki> 2007-01-12 11 39 Looper5920 1582×736× 839099 bytes <nowiki>Photo scanned from pg 177 of The Official Monogram US Navy Marine Corps Aircraft Color Guide - Vol 2 - 1940 - 1949 Elliott John M Monogram Aviation Publications - Sturbridge Massachusetts 1989 In the Photographic credits on page 192 this photo</nowiki> Douglas SBD Dauntless Marine Attack Squadron 231 | ||||
