File:SBD-3 Dauntless of VS-5 in flight c1942.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless assigned to Scouting Squadron Five (VS-5) in flight. Note the overall light gray paint scheme with white lettering. VS-5 traced its origins to 1937, and all of their prewar carrier duty occurred aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5). Receiving SBD-3 aircraft in 1941, the squadron participated in the 1 February 1942 raid against targets in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands, and in the strike against Lae and Salamaua the following month. On 7-8 May they flew strikes against Japanese carriers during the epic Battle of the Coral Sea.
Date circa 1942
date QS:P,+1942-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.612, (re-?)coloured version found here.
Author U.S. Navy

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