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80-G-59314 Carrier Raids on Truk, February 1944

Photo #: 80-G-59314 Carrier Raids on Truk, February 1944
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Title: Carrier Raids on Truk, February 1944
Description: Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighters landing on USS Enterprise (CV-6) after strikes on the Japanese base at Truk, 17-18 February 1944. Flight deck crewmen are folding planes' wings and guiding them forward to the parking area. The original caption gives date as 16 February. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-59314
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