Pilot of a TBF-1 torpedo bomber awaits the "take-off" signal on the flight deck of the USS Yorktown (CV-10), circa late 1943. Photo taken by Charles Kerlee.
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Thank you to the Mario Family Foundation for enabling the digitization of the U.S. Naval Institute’s Photo Archive. The physical photos in the Photo Archive are stored in the Mildred M. Mario Photo Archive Room located at the U.S. Naval Institute’s Headquarters in Annapolis, MD.

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