A flight deck tractor races down the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS <i>Lexington</i> (CV-16) to pick up another plane, during the Gilberts Operation, in November 1943. The tractor is a modified farm vehicle. The planes in foreground are Douglas SBD-5 <i>Dauntless</i> of Bombing Squadron 16 (VB-16).
Commander Edward Steichen, USNR.
Official U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/80-G-K-15000/80-G-K-15297.html">80-G-K-15297</a> from the U.S. Navy <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil">Naval History and Heritage Command</a>