(Bureau # 0297), of Torpedo Squadron Five (VT-5) With a wrinkled fuselage, following a landing accident on USS Yorktown (CV-5), 3 September 1940. The after end of the carrier's island is in the background. This aircraft was ultimately assigned to Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8), and was lost in the Battle of Midway on 4 June 1942. Courtesy of Thomas E. Doll. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Damaged TBD of VT-5 on USS Yorktown (CV-5) in 1940

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