USS Saratoga & USS Lexington carriers off Hawaii 13 December 1941



1 October 1996
James T. Rindt, Naval Historian writes:

Be advised that this is not 1941 but February 1932 off Diamond Head, Hawaii. The SARATOGA is the closer to the camera. In the original photo, the stripe on SARA's funnel is clearly visible. This was done in the 1930s to identify her from her sister LEXINGTON. Many pilots were having trouble with differentiation.