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80-CF-54862-2 Vought O3U-3 Observation Plane

Photo #: 80-CF-54862-2 Vought O3U-3 Observation Plane
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Title: Vought O3U-3 Observation Plane
Description: (Bureau # 9329) On the midships elevator of USS Yorktown (CV-5), 2 November 1937. This aircraft is painted in blue and silver command colors for the use of the ship's Commanding Officer. On 9 November 1937, it became the first plane to be launched from Yorktown's hangar deck catapult. Aircraft in the right background are Grumman J2F-1 utility planes (Bureau #s 0169 and 0170). Photograph from Department of the Navy collections in the U.S. National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-CF-54862-2
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