File:Douglas TBD-1 Devastators of VT-5 at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 13 September 1941 (80-CF-55215-7).jpg

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English: U.S. Navy Douglas TBD-1 Devastator aircraft of Torpedo Squadron 5 (VT-5) parked at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 13 September 1941. Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless planes of Bombing Squadron 5 (VB-5) are beyond the TBDs, with Grumman F4F Wildcat fighters and Vought SB2U Vindicator scout bombers further in the left background. The TBDs have been recently repainted in the new blue gray & light gray colour scheme, while the other planes are still in the earlier overall light gray. VT-5 and VB-5 were assigned to the the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5) , which left Norfolk on the following day for operations in the North Atlantic.
Date 13 September 1941
date QS:P571,+1941-09-13T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-CF-55215-7
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-CF-55215-7

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