A U.S. Marine Corps <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_SBD_Dauntless" class="extiw" title="en:Douglas SBD Dauntless">Douglas SBD-1 <i>Dauntless</i></a> (BuNo 1697) of Marine Bombing Squadron 1 (VMB-1) in flight.  Among the first squadrons to receive the <i>Dauntless</i> in late 1940, VMB-2 was redesignated Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 232 (VMSB-232) in 1941. <br> SBD-1 1597 was written off on 15 March 1944.
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