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| Keywords: Inspirational message on TBD-1 Devastator at NAS Norfolk 1941.jpg A U S Navy Douglas TBD-1 Devastator of Torpedo Squadron VT-5 undergoing maintenance at Naval Air Station Norfolk Virginia USA shortly after the outbreak of World War II Note the inspirational message SPEED WORK on ThiS Plane It MAY SINK A JAPANESE SHIP on a sign on the fuselage Established as VT-7B in 1937 the squadron was redesignated VT-5 that same year Taking delivery of its first TBD-1s in 1938 the squadron operated from the carrier USS Yorktown CV-5 Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the reassignment of Yorktown to the Pacific Fleet VT-5 participated in hit and run raids against the Gilbert Islands and Lae and Salamaua New Guinea In addition during the Battle of Coral Sea in May 1942 VT-5 Devastators attacked Tulagi in the Solomon Islands and put torpedoes into the Japanese light aircraft carrier Shoho helping to sink her Coral Sea marked the end of fleet service for the squadron http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 16036298 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 929 1941-12-16 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Douglas TBD Devastator Naval Air Station Norfolk Pacific War in December 1941 | ||||
