Nineteen Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless dive-bombers were delivered to Midway on 26 May 1942 by USS Kitty Hawk (APV-1). They were assigned to Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 241 (VMSB-241), which also included SB2U-3s. During the morning 4 June attack on the Ja
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