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This print shows elements of Lieutenant Commander Clarence W.
McClusky's eighteen SBD dive bombers from the USS Enterprise as they plunge from
17,000 feet to pulverize the Japanese carrier Soryu during the Battle of Midway
on June 4, 1942. Despite attacks by a variety of U.S. aircraft, only the Dauntlesses were
able to score any hits. The victory at Midway turned the tide of the war in the Pacific.
Note: like all Valiant Clan prints, the actual print has a white border with text at the bottom displaying the aircraft name and a description of the action portrayed. (See the P-51B Mustang as an example.) The above scan only shows the image (and not the surrounding border or text), and is merely meant to give you an idea of the image content.