File:Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless of VB-6 after landing aboard USS Yorktown (CV-5), 4 June 1942 (NH 100740).jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-3 "Dauntless" scout bomber (BuNo 4542), of Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6) from USS Enterprise (CV-6), after landing on USS Yorktown (CV-5) at about 1140 hrs on 4 June 1942, during the Battle of Midway. This plane, damaged during the attack on the Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga that morning, landed on Yorktown as it was low on fuel. It was later lost with the carrier. Its crew, Ensign George H. Goldsmith, pilot, and Radioman 1st Class James W. Patterson, Jr., are still in the cockpit. Note damage to the horizontal tail.
Date 4 June 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-06-04T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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NH 100740
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 100740
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current11:44, 18 January 2015Thumbnail for version as of 11:44, 18 January 20153,900 × 2,586 (4.07 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)High resolution NHHC file
15:42, 29 October 2005Thumbnail for version as of 15:42, 29 October 2005740 × 510 (122 KB)Igiveup (talk | contribs)Battle of Midway, June 1942 A Douglas SBD-3 "Dauntless" scout bomber (Bureau # 4542), of USS Enterprise's Bombing Squadron Six (VB-6), on USS Yorktown (CV-5) after landing at about 1140 hrs on 4 June 1942. This plane, damaged during the attack on the Jap

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