File:Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless of VS-6 in flight over USS Enterprise (CV-6) on 27 October 1941 (80-G-6678).jpg

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English: U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless of Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) in flight. This is a composite photograph of nine planes in flight, with the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) and a plane guard destroyer below. The original photo is dated 27 October 1941. Note the differences in ocean surface wave patterns between the upper and lower images, skillfully blended to combine the two photographs.
Date 27 October 1941
date QS:P571,+1941-10-27T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-6678
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-6678
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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID 80-G-6678.
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