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| Keywords: TBD-1 Devastators of VT-5 at NAS Norfolk on 13 September 1941.jpg 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 Official U S Navy photo https //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/80-CF/80-CF-55215-7 html 80-CF-55215-7 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1941-09-13 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Douglas TBD Devastator Douglas SBD Dauntless Naval Air Station Norfolk | ||||
