File:F6F-3 Hellcats aboard USS Yorktown (CV-10), 31 August 1943 (80-G-K-14833).jpg
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Summary
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Lt. Charles E. Kerlee, U.S. Navy |
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English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) during the Marcus Island raid on 31 August 1943: Lt. Comdr. James H. "Jimmy" Flatley,Commander of Air Group 5 (CAG-5), sits in his Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat (code "00"), painted in a tricolor-scheme (certainly an "in the field" application) before takeoff. An Aviation Boatswain Mate stands ready to remove chock from wheels. A non-specular insignia white diagonal stripe on the tail and the green propeller hub signified CAG-5 aboard the Yorktown. |
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| Date | 31 August 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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80-G-K-14833 |
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-14833; Scan from Robert L. Lawson (ed.): The History of US Naval Air Power. The Military Press, New York (USA), 1985. ISBN 0-517-414813, p. 85. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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