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80-G-7083 USS Wasp (CV-7)

Photo #: 80-G-7083 USS Wasp (CV-7)
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Description: British Royal Air Force Spitfire V fighter takes off from the carrier, after a 200-foot run, May 1942. Probably taken during Wasp's second Malta aircraft ferry mission. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-7083
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