File:USS Yorktown VS-5 July 1942.jpg
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English: U.S. Navy pilots and rear gunners of scouting squadron VS-5. VS-5 flew the Douglas SBD-2/-3 Dauntless dive bomber from the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5) during the ship's 1942 operations, including at the Battles of Coral Sea and Midway. The photo was taken aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) in July 1942, from which VS-5 operated after the loss of Yorktown at Midway. The squadron commander, Turner F. Caldwell, is seated in front, right. |
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| Source | US Navy photo no. NH 95553. Scanned from book: Cressman, Robert (2004), That Gallant Ship USS Yorktown (CV-5), Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, p. 109. |
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| current | 13:25, 3 March 2009 | | 2,295 × 1,131 (870 KB) | Cla68 (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description={{en|1=Pilots and rear gunners of USS ''Yorktown'' VS-5 squadron, which flew SBD Dauntless dive bombers during the ship's 1942 operations including at the Battles of Coral Sea and Midway.}} |Source=US Navy photo # NH 95553. Sca |
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