File:SBD and TBDs taking off on USS Enterprise (CV-6) 1942.jpeg

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Description Five U.S. Navy Douglas TBD-1 Devastator torpedo bombers of Torpedo Squadron Six (VT-6) pictured lined up for launch behind an Douglas SBD-2/-3 Dauntless from Scouting Squadron Six (VS-6) on board the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) in early 1942. Armed with depth charges, the planes are obviously taking off for an anti-submarine patrol.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.1008
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