Curtiss_SB2C-5_Helldiver_aboard_USS_Sicily_(CVE-118)_off_Piraeus,_Greece,_in_August_1949.jpg
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English:
A Curtiss SB2C-5
Helldiver
is about to be catapulted from the U.S. Navy escort carrier USS
Sicily
(CVE-118) off Piraeus, Greece in August 1949.
Sicily
loaded 42
Helldiver
s at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia (USA) for delivery to the Hellenic Air Force and left Norfolk on 31 July. Most of the planes were catapulted from the carrier and flown ashore by crews from the
Sicily
due to unusally bad weather and limited port facilities at Piraeus.
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Sicily (CVE-118) 1946-1951 cruise book available at Navysite.de |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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