[Photo] F4U-1D Corsair with Marine Squadron 216 aboard USS Wasp (Essex-class) being moved onto the deck-edge elevator on its way to the hangar deck following a strike against targets in and around Tokyo, Japan, Feb 17, 1945.

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F4U-1D Corsair with Marine Squadron 216 aboard USS Wasp (Essex-class) being moved onto the deck-edge elevator on its way to the hangar deck following a strike against targets in and around Tokyo, Japan, Feb 17, 1945. ww2dbase

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ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via VMF216.com

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Photos on Same Day

17 Feb 1945

Photos at Same Place

Pacific Ocean

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David Stubblebine

Added Date

26 Jan 2013

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