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80-G-220719 Lieutenant Merl William Davenport

Lieutenant Merl William Davenport
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Title: Lieutenant Merl William Davenport
Caption: A pilot with Fighter Squadron Seventeen (VF-17) in the central Solomons. He was credited with 6.25 Japanese planes shot down during aerial combat in November 1943 and January-February 1944. He was also the VF-17 engineering officer, whose efforts were very important in the combat development of the F4U "Corsair" fighter. Photo dated 26 March 1944.
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Catalog #: 80-G-220719
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Sun, Mar 26, 1944
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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