USS Yorktown anchored in Hampton Roads, Virginia

USS Yorktown

Crewmen aboard New Jersey watch as a Japanese plane prepares to strike Intrepid.

Japanese plane prepares to strike Intrepid.

USS Yorktown (CV-5) at Naval Air Station, North Island, San Diego, California, in June 1940, embarking aircraft and vehicles prior to sailing for Hawaii. Aircraft types on her flight deck include TBD-1, BT-1, SBC-3, F3F-2, F3F-3, SB2U, JRF, J2F and JRS-1. Some of these planes were on board for transportation, while others were members of the ship's air group.(rudeerude)
