Insignia of the U.S. Navy Fighting Squadron 42 (VF-42) emblem adopted prior to the Second World War. , VF-42 served on board the aircraft carrier USS <i>Yorktown</i> (CV-5) in 1941-42.
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circa 1940 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
Official U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-82000/NH-82618.html">NH 82618</a> from the U.S. Navy <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil">Naval History and Heritage Command</a>