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Caption | Enterprise with with TBD and SBC aircraft parked on flight deck, circa 1940 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | ||||||||
Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||
Identification Code | 19-N-29688 | ||||||||
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Photo Size | 1,720 x 1,242 pixels | ||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | ||||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Note the wide-open doors in the side of the hangar deck. This allowed planes to warm up engines before taking the elevator to the flight deck, hence clearing the deck at once. This proved to be a serendipitous tactical advantage when faced with the expert Japanese pilots, whose operations were somewhat hobbled by having to warm up topside.