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Description A U.S. Navy Naval Aircraft Factory SBN-1 of torpedo squadron VT-8 in flight, 1941/42. The aircraft served as a trainer for pilots and aircrewmen of the squadron, which was decimated during the Battle of Midway in June 1942 while flying Douglas TBD-1 Devastators off USS Hornet (CV-8).
Date 1941/42
Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.001 [1]
Author U.S. Navy

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