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80-G-44605 USS Lexington (CV-16)

Photo #: 80-G-44605 USS Lexington (CV-16)
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Title: USS Lexington (CV-16)
Description: A F6F-3 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron Sixteen (VF-16) gets the take-off flag from Lieutenant John M. Clark, during operations in the Gilberts and Marshalls, 23 November 1943. VF-16 pilots shot down seventeen Japanese aircraft on that day. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-44605
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