![TBD-1 Devastator torpedo bomber of Torpedo Squadron 6 landing on Enterprise, 4 May 1942. [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/air_devastator9.jpg)
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| Caption | TBD-1 Devastator torpedo bomber of Torpedo Squadron 6 landing on Enterprise, 4 May 1942. [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 Navy | ||||||||
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| Identification Code | 80-G-17525 | ||||||||
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| Photo Size | 740 x 568 pixels | ||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 4 May 1942 | ||||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
| Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | ||||||||
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Ted Mustard says:
4 May 2024 08:37:56 AM
It's over the round-down with a bomb still in its place. A hang-up, maybe?
4 May 2024 08:37:56 AM
It's over the round-down with a bomb still in its place. A hang-up, maybe?
3. Ted Mustard says:
4 May 2024 12:11:05 PM
Further to my previous comment, pages 5 and 6 of the USN report (dated 1943) on the battle states that the first wave of the Tulagi strike force launched from Yorktown consisted of 12 TBD-1s of VT-5, all equipped with torpedos, and that "one plane failed to release its torpedo". Nevertheless, the store in the image looks more like a bomb.
4 May 2024 12:11:05 PM
Further to my previous comment, pages 5 and 6 of the USN report (dated 1943) on the battle states that the first wave of the Tulagi strike force launched from Yorktown consisted of 12 TBD-1s of VT-5, all equipped with torpedos, and that "one plane failed to release its torpedo". Nevertheless, the store in the image looks more like a bomb.
4. David Stubblebine says:
4 May 2024 01:54:01 PM
Ted Mustard (above):
Indeed it does look like there may be a bomb hung up beneath this airplane. If so, that would certainly make for a dicey landing. The reference to the armament of the Yorktown planes does not help us understand this photo since, if the Navy’s date for this photo can be trusted (a BIG “if”), the Yorktown was engaged in the Battle of the Coral Sea at the time while the Enterprise (seen here) was famously 2,500 miles away. With a little photo enhancement, this Devastator shows Enterprise markings and the Enterprise log states her air group carried out aerial exercises on this date.
4 May 2024 01:54:01 PM
Ted Mustard (above):
Indeed it does look like there may be a bomb hung up beneath this airplane. If so, that would certainly make for a dicey landing. The reference to the armament of the Yorktown planes does not help us understand this photo since, if the Navy’s date for this photo can be trusted (a BIG “if”), the Yorktown was engaged in the Battle of the Coral Sea at the time while the Enterprise (seen here) was famously 2,500 miles away. With a little photo enhancement, this Devastator shows Enterprise markings and the Enterprise log states her air group carried out aerial exercises on this date.
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