File:Douglas TBD-1 Devastator of VT-3 with experimental camouflage, in August 1940 (NH 96164).jpg

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Douglas TBD-1 of Torpedo Squadron Three (VT-3) at Naval Air Station, North Island, August 1940

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English: The U.S. Navy Douglas TBD-1 Devastator (BuNo 0339) of Torpedo Squadron 3 (VT-3) at Naval Air Station North Island, California (USA), August 1940. It is painted in McClelland Barclay experimental camouflage design number 8. Note .30 caliber machine gun in the plane's after cockpit. Original side markings, 3-T-? can be faintly seen on the after fuselage through the badly weathered paint job. This aircraft was lost while serving with VT-2 aboard USS Lexington (CV-2) at the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942.
Date August 1940
date QS:P571,+1940-08-00T00:00:00Z/10
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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NH 96164
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 96164

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Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]
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