File:Douglas TBD-1 Devastators of VT-6 are spotted for launch aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6) on 4 June 1942 (80-G-41686).jpg

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English: U.S. Navy Torpedo Squadron 6 (VT-6) Douglas TBD-1 Devastator aircraft are prepared for launching aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) at about 0730-0740 hrs, 4 June 1942. Eleven of the fourteen TBDs launched from Enterprise are visible. Three more TBDs and ten Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat fighters must still be pushed into position before launching can begin.

The TBD in the left front is Number Two (BuNo 1512), flown by Ensign Severin L. Rombach and Aviation Radioman 2nd Class W.F. Glenn. Along with eight other VT-6 aircraft, this plane and its crew were lost attacking Japanese aircraft carriers somewhat more than two hours later.

The heavy cruiser USS Pensacola (CA-24) is in the right distance and a destroyer is in plane guard position at left.
Date 4 June 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-06-04T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-41686
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-41686
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