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80-G-K-2613 Flight deck officer, Grumman F6F "Hellcat", circa mid-1943

Flight deck officer, Grumman F6F "Hellcat", circa mid-1943
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Title: Flight deck officer, Grumman F6F "Hellcat", circa mid-1943
Caption: Flight deck officer motions "pull the chocks" with his thumbs, as chockmen remove chocks from the wheels of a Grumman F6F-3 "Hellcat" fighter in preparation for take off from a training escort carrier, circa mid-1943. Note tape on plane's .50cal. gun muzzles.
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-2613
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: Color Photo
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