Keywords: TBF-1C of VT-17 takes off from USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) c1943.jpg A U S Navy Grumman TBF-1C Avenger of Torpedo Squadron 17 VT-17 Carrier Air Group 17 CVG-17 prepares to take off from the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill CV-17 during its combat cruise from October 1943 to March 1944 Official U S Navy photo from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil/download/vfa15-81 pdf Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Volume 1 - The History of VA VAH VAK VAL VAP and VFA Squadrons from the http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command p 330 between 1943-10 1944-03 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy see at this http //www history navy mil/branches/org11-2 htm site all Pictures in the Online Library of Naval Historical Center are public domain Grumman TBF Avenger Attack Squadron 25 United States Navy Aboard USS Bunker Hill CV-17 |