USS Enterprise CV-6
The Most Decorated Ship of the Second World War

A VT-10 TBF Avenger prepares for launch from USS Enterprise CV-6, during the Battle of Santa Cruz, 26 October 1942. The sign visible beyond the plane's landing gear reads "PROCEED WITHOUT HORNET", indicating Enterprise's strike is not to wait to join up with a strike being launched by Hornet CV-8. The sign to the left reads "JAP 'CV' SPEED 25 AT 0830".