Keywords: TBD-1 Devastator of VT-5 at NAS North Island c1939.JPG A U S Navy Douglas TBD-1 Devastator of Torpedo Squadron 5 at Naval Air Station North Island Northrop BT-1s of Bombing Squadron 5 are visible in the background Both squadrons were assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV-5 which was transferred to the Pacific Fleet in April 1939 Official U S Navy photo http //www public navy mil/airfor/centennial/Documents/Naval 20Aviation 20History pdf from the U S Navy http //www public navy mil/airfor/centennial/Pages/Multimedia aspx Centennial of Naval Aviation website ca 1939 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Douglas TBD Devastator Naval Air Station North Island in the 1930s |