File:TBDs on USS Enterprise (CV-6) during Battle of Midway.jpg

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U.S. Navy Douglas TBD-1 Devastators of Torpedo Squadron 6 (VT-6) unfolding their wings on the deck of USS Enterprise (CV-6) prior to launching for attack against four Japanese carriers on the first day of the Battle of Midway.
Established as VT-8S in 1937, the squadron was redesignated VT-6 that same year. Accepting delivery of its first TBD-1 aircraft in 1938, the squadron operated from USS Enterprise (CV-6). Following the entry of the United States into World War II, VT-6 participated in hit and run raids against the Marshalls and Wake Island. Launched on the morning of 4 June 1942, against the Japanese carrier fleet during the Battle of Midway, the squadron lost ten of fourteen aircraft during their attack.

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current12:56, 8 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 12:56, 8 January 20172,127 × 1,591 (1.54 MB)127.0.0.1 (talk)<p>U.S. Navy Douglas TBD-1 <i>Devastator</i>s of Torpedo Squadron 6 (VT-6) unfolding their wings on the deck of USS <i>Enterprise</i> (CV-6) prior to launching for attack against four Japanese carriers on the first day of the Battle of Midway.<br>Established as VT-8S in 1937, the squadron was redesignated VT-6 that same year. Accepting delivery of its first TBD-1 aircraft in 1938, the squadron operated from USS <i>Enterprise</i> (CV-6). Following the entry of the United States into World War II, VT-6 participated in hit and run raids against the Marshalls and Wake Island. Launched on the morning of 4 June 1942, against the Japanese carrier fleet during the Battle of Midway, the squadron lost ten of fourteen aircraft during their attack. </p>
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