MAKE A MEME View Large Image Yorktown (CV-5) in April 1942.jpg U S Navy Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless scout bombers preparing to take off from the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV-5 during operations in the Coral Sea 18 April 1942 The first plane is from Scouting Squadron 5 ...
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Keywords: SBDs take off from USS Yorktown (CV-5) in April 1942.jpg U S Navy Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless scout bombers preparing to take off from the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV-5 during operations in the Coral Sea 18 April 1942 The first plane is from Scouting Squadron 5 VS-5 Note that it has no insignia painted under its starboard wing and that the insignia below its port wing is much smaller than that on the next SBD <br>The man standing at left just beyond the first plane's wingtip is Boatswain Chester E Briggs Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/80-g/80-G-10000/80-G-10152 html 80-G-10152 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1942-04-18 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless Aboard USS Yorktown CV-5 Pacific War in April 1942
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