
Caption | TBD-1 Devastator aircraft 6-T-4 of Torpedo Squadron 6 dropped a Mark XIII torpedo during exercises in the Pacific, 20 Oct 1941 ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-19230-B | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 20 Oct 1941 | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Added Date | 20 Jun 2007 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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20 Nov 2010 10:20:37 AM
TBD-1 of VT-6 dropping its Bliss Leavitt Mk. 13 torpedo. The weapon weighed one ton and
was 15 ft long, 18 inches in diameter.
Torpedo could not be dropped at speeds above
140mph, and a loaded TBD could barely exceed
that speed.