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A U.S. Navy Grumman TBF-1 Avenger from torpedo squadron VT-10 prepares for launch from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942. The sign visible beyond the plane's landing gear reads "PROCEED WITHOUT HORNET", indicating Enterprise´s strike is not to wait to join up with a strike being launched by the USS Hornet (CV-8). The sign to the left reads "JAP 'CV' SPEED 25 AT 0830". |
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26 October 1942 |
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US Government ( http://www.cv6.org/noumea/default.asp?uri=detail/usn-img-z--4000001&ref=October+1942) Although from a commercial site, the site lists the source as "US Navy Archives" which means the image is from the US government. Original works of the US Government are public domain documents. Also U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.488.005.001 |
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US Government |
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US Government/public domain
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. See Copyright. Note: This only applies to original works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, county, municipality, or any other subdivision. This template also does not apply to postage stamp designs published by the United States Postal Service since 1978. (See 206.02(b) of Compendium II: Copyright Office Practices). It also does not apply to certain US coins; see The US Mint Terms of Use.
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