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Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D800 Date created: 2016-11-22T03:18:21-18:30 ISO speed: 320 Exposure time: 1/10 sec(s) Aperture value: F/4.5 Focal length: 28mm

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On display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Helldivers were the last dive-bombers in the U.S. Navy. This Helldiver never saw combat, having reached Guam before the war ended. It was assigned to VB-92 "Battling Beasts" aboard USS Lexington (CV-16) from Sept. to Dec. 1945. By Jan. 1946 the Helldiver was back in the USA, and after rotating through different squadrons was marked for preservation in 1948. It has been restored as a VB-92 aircraft, aided by surviving members of the squadron.