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80-G-K-15270 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10)

USS YORKTOWN (CV-10)
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Title: USS YORKTOWN (CV-10)
Caption: At Norfolk Naval Base, loading aircraft for her shakedown cruise, circa May 1943. Planes are all Grumman F6F-3 "Hellcat" fighters. Note farm-type tractor positioning plane on pier under the hangar deck crane; interior of hangar deck, with elevator down; radio antennas raised beside flight deck; catapult extension at hangar deck level, and autos on pier.
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-15270
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: Color Photo
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