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80-G-44553: Grumman F6F Hellcat, February 1944

80-G-44553: Grumman F6F Hellcat, February 1944. While ordnance men work on heavy bombs in the hangar deck of a new carrier, Aviation Machinist’s mates adjust parts on F6F’s officers and men in the distant background watch a movie. Photograph released, 1 February 1944. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: 80-G-44553: Grumman F6F Hellcat, February 1944. While ordnance men work on heavy bombs in the hangar deck of a new carrier, Aviation Machinist’s mates adjust parts on F6F’s officers and men in the distant background watch a movie. Photograph released, 1 February 1944. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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