US Navy pilot Lieutenant Commander James H. Flatley's F6F-3 Hellcat fighter warming up on the deck of USS Yorktown, preparing to attack Marcus Island, 31 Aug 1943

Caption     US Navy pilot Lieutenant Commander James H. Flatley's F6F-3 Hellcat fighter warming up on the deck of USS Yorktown, preparing to attack Marcus Island, 31 Aug 1943 ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-K-16166
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F6F Hellcat   Main article  Photos  
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Photo Size 1,541 x 979 pixels
Photos on Same Day 31 Aug 1943
Photos at Same Place Pacific Ocean
Added By C. Peter Chen
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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Brooks Ashley Rowlett says:
31 Aug 2010 04:37:42 PM

YORKTOWN II had that pea-green color on the prop spinners for recognition.
2. Ed Devlin says:
31 Aug 2010 05:32:02 PM

what an awesome fighter plane that was.
3. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
16 Nov 2010 01:07:00 PM

HURRAY UP AND WAIT

Operations aboard the U.S.S Yorktown, CAG
Carrier Air Group Commander Lt. Cdr. James
H. Flatley waits to takeoff. Drop tank is
standard 150 gallon.
Cowl flaps are open, engine is not running

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