Looks for any/all photos of SBDs from VB-10 and the Big E

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okiesubie

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Hello all,

I've been trying to track down and hopefully ID any photos that may be of my grandfather and/or his wingman and lifelong friend. They both flew with VB-10 off of the Enterprise. I've never been able to track down which airframes he personally flew in so I'm looking to gather as much info as possible.

Thanks!
 
If there was ever a right place to track that down, it's probably here. I wish I could help but the cavalry should be arriving soon.
 
What is his name?

VB-10 and VF-10 | Enterprise CV-6 | Air Group 10

VB-10 (Bombing Squadron Ten) and VF-10 "Grim Reapers" (Fighting Squadron Ten)Enterprise CV-6 | Air Group Ten VB-10VB-10 was the one of the last SBD carrier squadrons. Jig Rampage's VB-10 have the honor of carrying out the last SBD combat when it attacked targets on Guam, 5 Jul 1944.The SBD was th...
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It would help if you had an aircraft serial number or aircraft plane number of the side of the fuselage. Do you have his pilot log books from the war? If so, there might be some valuable information on the specific aircraft. Unless there is a photo out there of his plane with his name on the side that is readable, it would be very difficult to find his plane. Here is a photo of a flight of SBDs from VB-10 on a raid to Palau, March 1944. It's quite possible he was in this flight




Here is another photo of what appears to be the whole squadron. And, the aircraft plane numbers are on the side. If you knew his plane number, you could pick it out.

SBD-5 of the VB-10 over USS Enterprise 1944 | World War Photos

SBD-5 of the VB-10 over USS Enterprise
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