| Caption | Aboard USS Ticonderoga, Navy Fighting-Bombing Squadron 87 takes possession of the 10,000th F6F Hellcat to be produced, 23 May 1945 at Ulithi. ww2dbase | ||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||||||
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| Photo Size | 1,600 x 1,339 pixels | ||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 23 May 1945 | ||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Ulithi, Caroline Islands | ||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Ulithi, Caroline Islands |
| Lat/Long | 10.0360, 139.7031 |
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From left to right are: Lieutenant Commander Charles Ingalls, Commanding Officer of Fighting Squadron 87; Grumman technical representative Ralph Clark; Commander Porter Maxwell, Commanding Officer of Fighting-Bombing Squadron 87; and Commander Everett L. Phadres, Commanding Officer of Air Group 87.
Ralph Clark presented Commander Maxwell with a check for $500 for the squadron’s welfare fund. As the 10,000th Hellcat rolled down the Grumman production line at Bethpage, New York, workers dropped change into a bucket hanging from its tail to be given to the squadron that received the plane.