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80-G-K-2615 Douglas SBD "DAUNTLESS" and Grumman TBF "AVENGER", circa mid 1943.

Douglas SBD "DAUNTLESS" and Grumman TBF "AVENGER", circa mid 1943.
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Title: Douglas SBD "DAUNTLESS" and Grumman TBF "AVENGER", circa mid 1943.
Caption: Douglas SBD "DAUNTLESS" and Grumman TBF "AVENGER" ready for takeoff from an escort carrier on training duty, circa mid-1943. The flight deck officer is in left center, while chock men stand ready to pull chocks on his order. Note yellow training unit markings, and red-bordered national insignias on planes.
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-2615
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: Color Photo
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