File:SB2U Vindicators on USS Ranger (CV-4) in November 1941.jpg

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Description Flight deck operations aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-4) on 19 November 1941, showing Vought SB2U-3 Vindicators of Scouting Squadron 41 (VS-41) and VS-42 getting ready for a patrol flight, and an Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat of Fighting Squadron 41 (VF-41). Note the marking schemes in use on the planes, the white codes, and the crew of the plane in the foreground in cold weather gear.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-391590 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

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