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80-G-K-1601 FM-2 "Wildcat" fighter

Photo #: 80-G-K-1601 FM-2 "Wildcat" fighter
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Title: FM-2 "Wildcat" fighter
Description: FM-2 Wildcat fighter Prepares to take off from USS Charger (CVE-30) during training operations in the Chesapeake Bay area, 8 May 1944. Another FM-2 is passing overhead with its tail hook down, apparently having received a wave-off due to the carrier's fouled flight deck. Note the light Atlantic area paint schemes worn by these planes. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-K-1601
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