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Description The U.S. Navy Douglas XTBD-1 Devastator (BuNo 9720) pictured in flight over the Virginia countryside. This particular aircraft made its maiden flight on 15 April 1935, and underwent performance trials at NAS Anacostia, NAS Norfolk, and NPG Dahlgren, Virginia (USA) until November 1935. After completing carrier trials on board USS Lexington (CV-2) off the coast of California, the aircraft returned to the Douglas plant in 1936 for overhaul and minor modifications, including a redesigned canopy. Returned to the U.S. Navy in December 1936, it was employed in flight testing until scrapped at NAS Norman, Oklahoma, on 10 September 1943.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.1029
Author U.S. Navy

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