Torpedo Squadron Eight

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Torpedo Squadron Eight [r]: U.S. Navy torpedo bomber squadron VT-8, flying obsolete TBD Devastators in the Battle of Midway from the USS Hornet (CV-8); of the carrier-launched force, every plane was shot down with only one survivor; there were survivors from a detachment flying from Midway Island [e]

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