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Photo #: NH 95311
Douglas TBD-1 Torpedo Plane (Bureau # 0297),
of Torpedo Squadron Five (VT-5)
With a wrinkled fuselage, following a landing accident on USS
Yorktown (CV-5), 3 September 1940. The after end of the
carrier's island is in the background.
This aircraft was ultimately assigned to Torpedo Squadron Eight
(VT-8), and was lost in the Battle of Midway on 4 June 1942.
Courtesy of Thomas E. Doll.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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