Caption | US Navy pilot Lieutenant Commander James H. Flatley's F6F-3 Hellcat fighter warming up on the deck of USS Yorktown, preparing to attack Marcus Island, 31 Aug 1943 ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Charles Kerlee | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-K-16166 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 31 Aug 1943 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Pacific Ocean | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Ed Devlin says:
31 Aug 2010 05:32:02 PM
what an awesome fighter plane that was.
31 Aug 2010 05:32:02 PM
what an awesome fighter plane that was.
3. Bill says:
16 Nov 2010 01:07:00 PM
HURRAY UP AND WAIT
Operations aboard the U.S.S Yorktown, CAG
Carrier Air Group Commander Lt. Cdr. James
H. Flatley waits to takeoff. Drop tank is
standard 150 gallon.
Cowl flaps are open, engine is not running
16 Nov 2010 01:07:00 PM
HURRAY UP AND WAIT
Operations aboard the U.S.S Yorktown, CAG
Carrier Air Group Commander Lt. Cdr. James
H. Flatley waits to takeoff. Drop tank is
standard 150 gallon.
Cowl flaps are open, engine is not running
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YORKTOWN II had that pea-green color on the prop spinners for recognition.