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80-G-17426 Grumman F4F-3 fighter

Photo #: 80-G-17426  Grumman F4F-3 fighter
Title: Grumman F4F-3 fighter
Description: Undergoes maintenance on the hangar deck of USS Enterprise (CV-6), 28 October 1941. The plane bears the markings of Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3), including a Felix the Cat insignia under the cockpit windshield. The part held by the Chief Petty Officer in the foreground bears the number 3973, and is possibly the Bureau # of this plane (# 3973 was the Bu# of an F4F-3). Note aircraft propellers stowed in the hangar overhead. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-17426
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