This photograph captures a U.S. Navy single-engine dive bomber, marked 'ST 86', on a grass airfield during the World War II era. The aircraft's fixed, spatted landing gear and perforated wing dive flaps are characteristic of the Douglas SBD Dauntless, the carrier-based dive bomber credited with turning the tide at the Battle of Midway in 1942. By the time of this photograph, aircraft bearing training-style codes like this one were likely serving in a stateside training or utility role, preparing naval aviators for carrier operations. The image is part of a larger archival collection documenting U.S. military aircraft of the WWII and postwar periods. Project: 218218