Keywords: SB2C-3 of VB-18 on USS Intrepid (CV-11) during Battle of Leyte Gulf 1944.jpg A U S Navy Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver of Bombing Squadron 18 VB-18 Sunday Punchers is maneuvered into position aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid CV-11 after returning from a combat mission during the Battle of Leyte Gulf The aircraft has suffered battle damage on the tail from Japanese antiaircraft fire Note cross on tail of Helldiver the symbol for Intrepid aircraft VB-18 operated from Intrepid during the period August-November 1944 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 16035670 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 302 between 1944-10-24 1944-10-26 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Attack Squadron 75 United States Navy Aboard USS Intrepid CV-11 Battle of Leyte Gulf Aircraft damaged in combat |