DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 95578
Battle of Midway, June 1942
Scene in the hangar of USS Yorktown (CV-5) during salvage
operations on 6 June 1942. A Douglas TBD-1 "Devastator"
torpedo plane is being prepared for jettisoning, as part of efforts
to lighten the listing ship.
Photographed by Photographer 2nd Class William G. Roy. This view
looks to port, out the forward hangar bay opening, with the sea
visible beyond.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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