Sea Control Squadron 24 (VS-24) was a squadron of the United States Navy. Originally established as VB-17 on 1 January 1943, it was redesignated as VA-5B on 15 November 1946, redesignated as VA-64 on 27 July 1948, redesignated as VC-24 on 8 April 1949 and redesignated as VS-24 on 20 April 1950, it was disestablished on 1 June 1956. It was however reestablished again before being decommissioned in 2007.
VB-17 SB2C-1 loses its tail on landing on USS Bunker Hill in 1943
VB-17 SB2C-1 waves off a landing on USS Bunker Hill in 1943
VS-24 AF-2S and AF-2W Guardians c.1951
VS-24 S-3A of Carrier Air Wing EIGHT aboard USS NIMITZ, c.1981
The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver is a dive bomber developed by Curtiss-Wright during World War II. As a carrier-based bomber with the United States Navy (USN), in Pacific theaters, it supplemented and replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless. A few survivors are extant.
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
Curtiss XSB2C Helldiver prototype on its maiden flight
SB2C-4 from Yorktown off Iwo Jima
SB2C-1s in tricolor scheme (front) on the flight deck of Yorktown in 1943.