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80-G-K-13766 Grumman F4F Wildcat Fighter Aircraft

Grumman F4F Wildcat Fighter Aircraft
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Title: Grumman F4F Wildcat Fighter Aircraft
Caption: Pilot checks life raft stowage, behind the cockpit, during World War II. In this quickly releasable hatch, the raft can be inflated immediately upon the plane hitting the water. Note use of the radio mast as a hand hold. Plane bears the markings of Fleet Air Photographic Squadron, Atlantic.
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-13766
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: Color Photo
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