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Description	A U.S. Navy Vought O3U-3 Corsair observation plane (BuNo 9329) on the midships elevator of the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5), 2 November 1937. This aircraft is painted in blue and silver "command colours" for the use of the ship's Commanding Officer. On 9 November 1937, it became the first plane to be launched from Yorktown´s hangar deck catapult. The aircraft in the right background are Grumman J2F-1 Duck utility planes (BuNos 0169 and 0170).
Date	Taken on 2 November 1937
Source	Official U.S. Navy photo 80-CF-54862-2 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author	USN

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