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80-G-K-15560 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16)

USS LEXINGTON (CV-16)
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Title: USS LEXINGTON (CV-16)
Caption: Aviation mechanics work on the Pratt and Whitney R-2800 engine of a Grumman F6F-3 "Hellcat" fighter, during a lull between strikes on Mili and Kwajalein, circa early December 1943. Photographed by Commander Edward Steichen, USNR. [Note: Bill Surgi says this man is AMM 1/c Brannam, of VF-16. (18 May 1993 data)]
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-15560
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Photo by Commander Edward Steichen, USNR.
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: Color Photo
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