A U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2C-5 <i>Helldiver</i> of Bombing Squadron 18 (VB-18) "Sunday Punchers" in flight over Valparaiso, Chile. VB-18 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 18 (CVG-18) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Leyte</i> (CV-32) for a goodwill tour to South America from 31 August to 12 December 1946.
U.S. Navy
1946
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv32-59/029.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv32-59/index_003.htm">USS <i>Leyte</i> (CVS-32) 1958-1959 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>