| Caption | B-29 Superfortress bomber Enola Gay and F6F-3 Hellcat fighter on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 26 Apr 2009 ww2dbase | |||||||
| Photographer | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 26 Apr 2009 | |||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
| Added Date | 8 Jun 2009 | |||||||
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8 Jun 2009 06:57:43 PM
The tail marking on the Hellcat indicate VF-5 from USS Yorktown (Essex-class) and the red border around the National Insignia indicates pre 14-Sep-1943. These two markings combined mean the plane is marked to represent a fighter that participated in the Marcus Island Raid of 31-Aug-1943.