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F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft of Fighting Squadron VF-17 on the deck of USS Hornet (Essex-class) off Japan, 1945.

Caption     F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft of Fighting Squadron VF-17 on the deck of USS Hornet (Essex-class) off Japan, 1945. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   NNAM.1996.253.7180.039
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F6F Hellcat   Main article  Photos  
Hornet (Essex-class)   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photo Size 1,869 x 1,402 pixels
Photos at Same Place Pacific Ocean
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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