File:Victory markings on a Douglas SBD Dauntless on Guadalcanal, 26 August 1942 (80-G-14200).jpg

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English: A U.S. soldier paints a third Japanese flag on a Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless, signifying Japanese planes shot down in attacks on the Solomon Islands, 26 August 1942. Note that this type of aircraft was an attack aircraft and not a fighter plane. SBDs were operated from Guadalcanal at that time by Marine Scouting Bombing Squadron 231 (VMSB-231), VMSB-232, "Flight 300" from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) with aircraft from Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) and Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6) and a detachment of VS-3 from USS Saratoga (CV-3).
Date 26 August 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-08-26T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q2790860
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80-G-14200
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-14200

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