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Saratoga underway at sea, circa 1942, with 5 Grumman F4F fighters, 6 Douglas SBD scout bombers, and 1 Grumman TBF torpedo bomber on the flight deckWasp in Casco Bay, Maine, United States, circa early 1942; note SB2U Vindicator scout bombers and F4F Wildcat fighters on deckPilots of Fighting Squadron Six posing in front of a F4F-3 Wildcat aboard Enterprise, Jan 1942Aircraft carrier USS Hornet (Yorktown-class) at Pier 7, Norfolk Operating Base, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, Feb 1942. Note F4F-3 Wildcats of Fighting Squadron 3 and SBC-4 Helldiver I’s from Bombing Squadron 8.
Saratoga underway at sea, circa 1942, with 5 Grumman F4F fighters, 6 Douglas SBD scout bombers, and 1 Grumman TBF torpedo bomber on the flight deckWasp in Casco Bay, Maine, United States, circa early 1942; note SB2U Vindicator scout bombers and F4F Wildcat fighters on deckPilots of Fighting Squadron Six posing in front of a F4F-3 Wildcat aboard Enterprise, Jan 1942Aircraft carrier USS Hornet (Yorktown-class) at Pier 7, Norfolk Operating Base, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, Feb 1942. Note F4F-3 Wildcats of Fighting Squadron 3 and SBC-4 Helldiver I’s from Bombing Squadron 8.
Lieutenant Edward OWildcat fighter in flight, Jan-May 1942Wildcat of VF-41 in flight, circa early 1942TBD-1 Devastator and F4F-3 Wildcat aircraft parked on Enterprise
Lieutenant Edward O'Hare in his F4F Wildcat, Spring 1942Wildcat fighter in flight, Jan-May 1942Wildcat of VF-41 in flight, circa early 1942TBD-1 Devastator and F4F-3 Wildcat aircraft parked on Enterprise's flight deck, Apr 1942
Two SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers of Scouting Squadron 5 flying by USS Yorktown (Yorktown-class) in the Coral Sea, Apr 1942. Note F4F-3 Wildcats of Fighting Squadron 42 and red & white rudder stripes in use only 4 monthsUSS Yorktown seen from a TBD-1 aircraft, Pacific Ocean, Apr 1942; note F4F-3 Wildcat fighter preparing for takeoff, and fleet oiler USS Guadaloupe, a destroyer, and a cruiser just beyondUSS Wasp and USS Washington at Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 4 Apr 1942B-25 Mitchell bomber and F4F-3 Wildcat fighters on the flight deck of USS Hornet while en route toward Japan, Apr 1942, photo 1 of 2
Two SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers of Scouting Squadron 5 flying by USS Yorktown (Yorktown-class) in the Coral Sea, Apr 1942. Note F4F-3 Wildcats of Fighting Squadron 42 and red & white rudder stripes in use only 4 monthsUSS Yorktown seen from a TBD-1 aircraft, Pacific Ocean, Apr 1942; note F4F-3 Wildcat fighter preparing for takeoff, and fleet oiler USS Guadaloupe, a destroyer, and a cruiser just beyondUSS Wasp and USS Washington at Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 4 Apr 1942B-25 Mitchell bomber and F4F-3 Wildcat fighters on the flight deck of USS Hornet while en route toward Japan, Apr 1942, photo 1 of 2
B-25 Mitchell bomber and F4F-4 Wildcat fighters on the flight deck of USS Hornet while en route toward Japan, Apr 1942, photo 2 of 2B-25 Mitchell bombers aboard USS Hornet, Apr 1942, photo 7 of 9Two Wildcats in flight near Naval Air Station, Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii, 10 Apr 1942Wildcat of VF-6 testing out machine guns aboard USS Enterprise, 10 Apr 1942
B-25 Mitchell bomber and F4F-4 Wildcat fighters on the flight deck of USS Hornet while en route toward Japan, Apr 1942, photo 2 of 2B-25 Mitchell bombers aboard USS Hornet, Apr 1942, photo 7 of 9Two Wildcats in flight near Naval Air Station, Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii, 10 Apr 1942Wildcat of VF-6 testing out machine guns aboard USS Enterprise, 10 Apr 1942
British Martlet IV (Wildcat) fighter at Naval Air Station, Anascotia, Washington DC, 21 Apr 1942, photo 1 of 2British Martlet IV (Wildcat) fighter at Naval Air Station, Anascotia, Washington DC, 21 Apr 1942, photo 2 of 2Martlet fighter of No. 888 Squadron FAA from HMS Formidable in flight over the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, late Apr to early May 1942; note HMS Warspite in backgroundMartlet fighters on the catapult of HMS Formidable, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, late Apr to early May 1942
British Martlet IV (Wildcat) fighter at Naval Air Station, Anascotia, Washington DC, 21 Apr 1942, photo 1 of 2British Martlet IV (Wildcat) fighter at Naval Air Station, Anascotia, Washington DC, 21 Apr 1942, photo 2 of 2Martlet fighter of No. 888 Squadron FAA from HMS Formidable in flight over the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, late Apr to early May 1942; note HMS Warspite in backgroundMartlet fighters on the catapult of HMS Formidable, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, late Apr to early May 1942

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