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80-PR-1154 Grumman F4F-3 "Wildcat" fighter

Photo #: 80-PR-1154  Grumman F4F-3 "Wildcat" fighter
Title: Grumman F4F-3 "Wildcat" fighter
Description: Photo #: 80-PR-1154 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat fighter, of Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3) Prepares to take off from USS Saratoga (CV-3), circa October 1941. The plane's pilot is probably Lt. John S. Thach, VF-3 Commanding Officer. Photograph from Department of the Navy collections in the U.S. National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-PR-1154
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