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F6F Hellcat, SB2C Helldiver, and TBM-1C Avenger aircraft warming up on USS IntrepidF6F-3 Hellcat fighters preparing for launch aboard USS Saratoga, 1943-1944F6F-3 Hellcat from the Light Carrier USS San Jacinto flying over the Pacific, 1944-45.F6F-3 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron 1 aboard the Fleet Carrier USS Yorktown (Essex-class), 1944.
F6F Hellcat, SB2C Helldiver, and TBM-1C Avenger aircraft warming up on USS Intrepid's flight deck, 1944F6F-3 Hellcat fighters preparing for launch aboard USS Saratoga, 1943-1944F6F-3 Hellcat from the Light Carrier USS San Jacinto flying over the Pacific, 1944-45.F6F-3 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron 1 aboard the Fleet Carrier USS Yorktown (Essex-class), 1944.
F6F-5 Hellcat fighter in flight, 1943-45.F6F-5F Hellcat of VF-23 loses its tail section upon landing aboard the carrier Princeton, 1943-44.F6F-5N Hellcat nightfighter in flight, 1943-45. Based at NAS Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Note radome on starboard wing.Flight deck crew of USS Yorktown extending the wing of a Hellcat fighter, Oct 1943-Apr 1944
F6F-5 Hellcat fighter in flight, 1943-45.F6F-5F Hellcat of VF-23 loses its tail section upon landing aboard the carrier Princeton, 1943-44.F6F-5N Hellcat nightfighter in flight, 1943-45. Based at NAS Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Note radome on starboard wing.Flight deck crew of USS Yorktown extending the wing of a Hellcat fighter, Oct 1943-Apr 1944
US Lt (jg) Alexander Vraciu of Fighting Squadron 6 in his F6F Hellcat US Lt (jg) Alexander Vraciu of Fighting Squadron 6 in his F6F Hellcat USS Corregidor ferrying trucks, jeeps, and aircraft, mid-1940sUSS Enterprise with wartime camouflage under way with F6F Hellcats and SB2C Helldivers on her flight deck, 1944
US Lt (jg) Alexander Vraciu of Fighting Squadron 6 in his F6F Hellcat 'Gadget' aboard USS Intrepid, 1944, photo 1 of 2; note markings for his first 9 killsUS Lt (jg) Alexander Vraciu of Fighting Squadron 6 in his F6F Hellcat 'Gadget' aboard USS Intrepid, 1944, photo 2 of 2; note markings for his first 9 killsUSS Corregidor ferrying trucks, jeeps, and aircraft, mid-1940sUSS Enterprise with wartime camouflage under way with F6F Hellcats and SB2C Helldivers on her flight deck, 1944
USS Saratoga underway with SBD Dauntless, F6F Hellcat, and TBF Avenger aircraft on her flight deck, 1943-1944Hellcat fighters warming up aboard USS Cowpens during Marshall Islands Campaign, Jan 1944USS Saratoga underway in the Marshall Islands area, 8 Feb 1944; note SBD Dauntless and F6F Hellcat aircraft on the flight deckF6F-3 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron 2 being shot from the hangar deck catapult of the Fleet Carrier USS Hornet (Essex-class) during training in Chesapeake Bay, Feb 12 1944.
USS Saratoga underway with SBD Dauntless, F6F Hellcat, and TBF Avenger aircraft on her flight deck, 1943-1944Hellcat fighters warming up aboard USS Cowpens during Marshall Islands Campaign, Jan 1944USS Saratoga underway in the Marshall Islands area, 8 Feb 1944; note SBD Dauntless and F6F Hellcat aircraft on the flight deckF6F-3 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron 2 being shot from the hangar deck catapult of the Fleet Carrier USS Hornet (Essex-class) during training in Chesapeake Bay, Feb 12 1944.
US Navy F6F Hellcat fighters of VF-10 Peleliu, Palau Islands under attack by US Navy carrier aircraft, 30 Mar 1944; note F6F Hellcat fighter in flightF6G-3 Hellcat from the Escort Carrier USS Sangamon flying over Lake Sentani, New Guinea, in support of the Aitape landings, Apr 1944.Two F6F-5N Hellcat of Marine Night Fighting Squadron VMF(N)-541 escorting a TBM-1C Avenger near Palau, 1944.
US Navy F6F Hellcat fighters of VF-10 'Grim Reapers' of Carrier Air Group 10 landed on carrier Enterprise after attack on Truk, 17-18 Feb 1944; note folded wingsPeleliu, Palau Islands under attack by US Navy carrier aircraft, 30 Mar 1944; note F6F Hellcat fighter in flightF6G-3 Hellcat from the Escort Carrier USS Sangamon flying over Lake Sentani, New Guinea, in support of the Aitape landings, Apr 1944.Two F6F-5N Hellcat of Marine Night Fighting Squadron VMF(N)-541 escorting a TBM-1C Avenger near Palau, 1944.

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