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USS Lexington (CV-2) leaving San Diego on 14 October 1941 (80-G-416362).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) leaving San Diego, California (USA), on 14 October 1941. Planes parked on her flight deck include Brewster F2A-1 fighters (parked forward), Douglas SBD scout-bombers (amidships) and Douglas TBD-1 torpedo planes (aft). Note the false bow wave painted on her hull, forward, and badly chalked condition of the hull's camouflage paint.
Date Taken on 14 October 1941
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-416362
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-416362

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