File:USS Enterprise (CV-6) underway in June 1941.jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) operating in the Pacific, circa late June 1941. She is turning into the wind to recover aircraft. Note her "natural wood" flight deck stain and dark Measure 1 camouflage paint scheme. The flight deck was stained blue in July 1941, during camouflage experiments that gave her a unique deck stripe pattern.
Date June 1941
date QS:P571,+1941-06-00T00:00:00Z/10
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-K-14254
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-14254
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