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Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters of fighter squadron VF-11, Carrier Air Group Eleven (CVG-11) prepare to take off from the carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) to strike targets on Formosa, January 1945. The F6F No. 22 with the flat windscreen is a F6F-3, No. 41 with the rounded windscreen a F6F-5. Clearly visivble is the "g-symbol" for any air group stationed aboard the Hornet between October 1944 and July 1945, the white checkerboards on the tail (and upper right wing).
Origin: Steve Whitby, USN, www.navsource.org No. NS021275 [1]
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| current | 13:36, 13 October 2007 | 768×992 (153 KB) | Cobatfor | (Grumman F6F ''Hellcat'' fighters of fighter squadron VF-11, ''Carrier Air Group Eleven (CVG-11)'' prepare to take off from the carrier ''USS Hornet (CV-12)'' to strike targets on Formosa, January 1945. The F6F No. 22 with the flat windscreen is a F6F-3, N) |
