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80-G-412615 F6F-5

F6F-5
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Title: F6F-5
Caption: 13 December 1949 - Grumman F6F-5 fighter (BuNo 94443) being used for tests at NATC Patuxent River, Maryland 13 December 1949. Produced in 1944-1945, the F6F-5 incorporated many detail improvements over the early F6F-3, but differed very little externally. This F6F-3 bears the stars-and-bar with red bar adopted in January 1947, on the overall glossy dark blue paint scheme used by carrier planes from early 1944 until replaced by the current light gray/white combination ordered in 1956. Note that, on dark blue- painted Navy Planes, the blue circle and border are not painted; the white star and bar are simply placed on the blue background.
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Catalog #: 80-G-412615
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Tue, Dec 13, 1949
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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