Keywords: SBD-5 VC-22 approaches for landing 1943.jpeg A U S Navy Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless assigned to Composite Squadron 22 VC-22 pictured with hook down during an approach for landing VC-22 operated from Naval Air Station Willow Grove Pennsylvania USA during May-June 1943 and spent time at sea in USS Independence CVL-22 However when the carrier entered combat in late-1943 VC-22 operated Grumman TBF-1s rather than SBDs http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 16036063 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 694 1943 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless Naval Air Station Willow Grove Tail hooks aircraft |