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English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5) at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California (USA), in June 1940, embarking aircraft and vehicles prior to sailing for Hawaii. Aircraft types on her flight deck include TBD-1, BT-1, SBC-3, F3F-2, F3F-3, SB2U, JRF, J2F and JRS-1. Some of these planes were on board for transportation, while others were members of the ship's air group.
Three Torpedo Squadron Five (VT-5) TBDs at the after end of the flight deck are painted in experimental camouflage schemes tested during Fleet Problem XXI.
Depicted place Naval Air Station North Island
Date June 1940
date QS:P571,+1940-06-00T00:00:00Z/10
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-651042
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-651042

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current16:12, 29 September 2015Thumbnail for version as of 16:12, 29 September 20155,723 × 4,455 (3.31 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)new NHHC file
19:31, 11 September 2009Thumbnail for version as of 19:31, 11 September 2009740 × 568 (97 KB)Common Good (talk | contribs)Losslessly cropped caption bar
03:00, 3 March 2009Thumbnail for version as of 03:00, 3 March 2009740 × 600 (105 KB)Cla68 (talk | contribs)USS ''Yorktown'' (CV-5) at Naval Air Station, North Island, San Diego, California, in June 1940, embarking aircraft and vehicles prior to sailing for Hawaii. Aircraft types on her flight deck include TBD-1, BT-1, SBC-3, F3F-2, F3F-3, SB2U, JRF, J2F and JR
09:21, 6 January 2008Thumbnail for version as of 09:21, 6 January 2008800 × 600 (125 KB)Trekphiler (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=at North Island NAS, San Diego |Source=chinfo.navy.mil |Date= |Author=USN |Permission= |other_versions= }}

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