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File:Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless of VB-6 after landing on USS Yorktown (CV-5), 4 June 1942 (NH 95557).jpg.
File:Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless of VB-6 after landing on USS Yorktown (CV-5), 4 June 1942 (NH 95557).jpg
English: A U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-3 "Dauntless" (BuNo 4542), of USS Enterprise´s Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6), is parked on board USS Yorktown (CV-5) after landing 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 included Ensign George H. Goldsmith, pilot, and Radioman 1st Class James W. Patterson. Note damage to the horizontal tail and dual stripes painted on the fin.
This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID NH 95557. Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]
Battle of Midway, June 1942 A Douglas SBD-3 "Dauntless" scout bomber (Bureau # 4542), of USS Enterprise's Bombing Squadron Six (VB-6), is parked on board USS Yorktown (CV-5) after landing at about 1140 hrs on 4 June 1942. This plane, damaged during the a
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