Helldiver Gunner
Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Anton (Tony) P. Chiconas
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Dateca. 1945
PeriodWorld War II; Cold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of the family of Anton P. Chiconas. P2017.26.09
Object numberP2017.26.09
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Vertical image of a man posing behind a gun in the open gunner's compartment of a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver. The man is wearing a flight jacket with fur collar and a VB-10 squadron patch. He has light skin and dark hair. The gunner’s double barrel gun is visible. The cockpit is open and a folded wing is behind them. There is a white border around the image. The back has a handwritten number “9” on it.On View
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