Photographs of USS Enterprise CV-6 and Yorktown CV-5

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Yorktown Photographs

Enterprise

Prewar photograph, biplanes on flight deck, starboard bow view (Image is 53k)

Prewar photograph, biplanes on flight deck aft, port quarter view (41.5k)

Enterprise at speed, reproduced from T. Tuleja's book 'Climax at Midway' (27.3k)

Midway, June 1942 - the aircraft of Torpedo Six are prepared for take-off (68k)

Guadalcanal, August 1942 - equipping an SBD dive-bomber with a 500lb bomb (99k)

The Battle of Santa Cruz aircraft being moved into position on the flight deck (67k)

Bridge island and flight deck of Enterprise in 1943 (50.0k)

Enterprise in December 1943 (61.9k)

Lt. Walter L. Chewning rescues the pilot of a burning F6FHellcat (29k)

Struck by a kamikaze off Japan, 14 May 1945 - view from Essex Class carrier (88k)

Yorktown CV-5
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Yorktown, in 1941 (44k)

In drydock at Pearl Harbor, under repair after the Battle of the Coral Sea (68.3k)

SBD Dauntless dive-bombers preparing to attack enemy off Midway, 4 June 1942 (59k)

At Midway, 4 June 1942, after being bombed by Japanese carrier aircraft (28k)

Port bow view of Yorktown, after bombing by Japanese aircraft at Midway (40k)

Yorktown listing heavily after being torpedoed at Midway on 4 June 1942 (45.4)