[Photo] F4U-1A fighters of Navy Squadron VF-17 transiting the Panama Canal on the flight deck of an Escort Carrier, circa Aug 1943. Note the unusual National Insignia on the lower surfaces of the folded wings.

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F4U-1A fighters of Navy Squadron VF-17 transiting the Panama Canal on the flight deck of an Escort Carrier, circa Aug 1943. Note the unusual National Insignia on the lower surfaces of the folded wings. ww2dbase

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