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80-G-451350 Fighter Squadron Six (VF-6)

Fighter Squadron Six (VF-6)
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Title: Fighter Squadron Six (VF-6)
Caption: VF-6 pilots, based on USS SARATOGA (CV-3), who will participate in the National Air Races at Cleveland, 31 August-3 September 1934. Photographed at Naval Air Station Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1 August 1934. The plane is a Boeing F4B fighter. Left to right, standing: Lieutenant Junior Grade F.W. McCann, Lieutenant H.L. Hoerner, Lieutenant W.B. Whaley, Lieutenant D. Ketcham, Lieutenant Commander R.A. Ofstie, Lieutenant M.M. Marple, Lieutenant T.J. Hedding, Lieutenant Junior Grade J.M. Lewis, and Lieutenant B.E. Grow. Left to right, kneeling: Lieutenant Junior Grade M.B. Wyatt, Ensign Block, Lieutenant Junior Grade E.E. Colestock, Lieutenant Junior Grade J.V. McAlpin, Lieutenant Junior Grade T.K. Wright, Ensign J.W. Byng, Lieutenant Junior Grade C.W. Lord, Lieutenant F.B. Southerland, Lieutenant W.B. Gentner, and Lieutenant T.O. Dahl.
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Catalog #: 80-G-451350
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Wed, Aug 01, 1934
After this Year: 1930
Before this Year: 1939
Original Medium: BW Photo
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