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Saratoga underway at sea, circa 1942, with 5 Grumman F4F fighters, 6 Douglas SBD scout bombers, and 1 Grumman TBF torpedo bomber on the flight deckWasp in Casco Bay, Maine, United States, circa early 1942; note SB2U Vindicator scout bombers and F4F Wildcat fighters on deck
Saratoga underway at sea, circa 1942, with 5 Grumman F4F fighters, 6 Douglas SBD scout bombers, and 1 Grumman TBF torpedo bomber on the flight deckWasp in Casco Bay, Maine, United States, circa early 1942; note SB2U Vindicator scout bombers and F4F Wildcat fighters on deck
Pilots of Fighting Squadron Six posing in front of a F4F-3 Wildcat aboard Enterprise, Jan 1942Aircraft carrier USS Hornet (Yorktown-class) at Pier 7, Norfolk Operating Base, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, Feb 1942. Note F4F-3 Wildcats of Fighting Squadron 3 and SBC-4 Helldiver I’s from Bombing Squadron 8.
Pilots of Fighting Squadron Six posing in front of a F4F-3 Wildcat aboard Enterprise, Jan 1942Aircraft carrier USS Hornet (Yorktown-class) at Pier 7, Norfolk Operating Base, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, Feb 1942. Note F4F-3 Wildcats of Fighting Squadron 3 and SBC-4 Helldiver I’s from Bombing Squadron 8.
Lieutenant Edward OWildcat fighter in flight, Jan-May 1942
Lieutenant Edward O'Hare in his F4F Wildcat, Spring 1942Wildcat fighter in flight, Jan-May 1942
Wildcat of VF-41 in flight, circa early 1942Carrier Wasp in Casco Bay, Maine, United States, 25 Mar 1942; note SB2U-3 Vindicator, TBD-1 Devastator, and F4F-4 Wildcat aircraft on the flight deck
Wildcat of VF-41 in flight, circa early 1942Carrier Wasp in Casco Bay, Maine, United States, 25 Mar 1942; note SB2U-3 Vindicator, TBD-1 Devastator, and F4F-4 Wildcat aircraft on the flight deck
TBD-1 Devastator and F4F-3 Wildcat aircraft parked on EnterpriseTwo SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers of Scouting Squadron 5 flying by USS Yorktown (Yorktown-class) in the Coral Sea, Apr 1942. Note F4F-3 Wildcats of Fighting Squadron 42 and red & white rudder stripes in use only 4 months
TBD-1 Devastator and F4F-3 Wildcat aircraft parked on Enterprise's flight deck, Apr 1942Two SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers of Scouting Squadron 5 flying by USS Yorktown (Yorktown-class) in the Coral Sea, Apr 1942. Note F4F-3 Wildcats of Fighting Squadron 42 and red & white rudder stripes in use only 4 months
USS Yorktown seen from a TBD-1 aircraft, Pacific Ocean, Apr 1942; note F4F-3 Wildcat fighter preparing for takeoff, and fleet oiler USS Guadaloupe, a destroyer, and a cruiser just beyondUSS Wasp and USS Washington at Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 4 Apr 1942
USS Yorktown seen from a TBD-1 aircraft, Pacific Ocean, Apr 1942; note F4F-3 Wildcat fighter preparing for takeoff, and fleet oiler USS Guadaloupe, a destroyer, and a cruiser just beyondUSS Wasp and USS Washington at Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 4 Apr 1942
B-25 Mitchell bomber and F4F-3 Wildcat fighters on the flight deck of USS Hornet while en route toward Japan, Apr 1942, photo 1 of 2B-25 Mitchell bomber and F4F-4 Wildcat fighters on the flight deck of USS Hornet while en route toward Japan, Apr 1942, photo 2 of 2
B-25 Mitchell bomber and F4F-3 Wildcat fighters on the flight deck of USS Hornet while en route toward Japan, Apr 1942, photo 1 of 2B-25 Mitchell bomber and F4F-4 Wildcat fighters on the flight deck of USS Hornet while en route toward Japan, Apr 1942, photo 2 of 2
B-25 Mitchell bombers aboard USS Hornet, Apr 1942, photo 7 of 9Two Wildcats in flight near Naval Air Station, Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii, 10 Apr 1942
B-25 Mitchell bombers aboard USS Hornet, Apr 1942, photo 7 of 9Two Wildcats in flight near Naval Air Station, Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii, 10 Apr 1942
Wildcat of VF-6 testing out machine guns aboard USS Enterprise, 10 Apr 1942British Martlet IV (Wildcat) fighter at Naval Air Station, Anascotia, Washington DC, 21 Apr 1942, photo 1 of 2
Wildcat of VF-6 testing out machine guns aboard USS Enterprise, 10 Apr 1942British Martlet IV (Wildcat) fighter at Naval Air Station, Anascotia, Washington DC, 21 Apr 1942, photo 1 of 2
British Martlet IV (Wildcat) fighter at Naval Air Station, Anascotia, Washington DC, 21 Apr 1942, photo 2 of 2Martlet fighter of No. 888 Squadron FAA from HMS Formidable in flight over the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, late Apr to early May 1942; note HMS Warspite in background
British Martlet IV (Wildcat) fighter at Naval Air Station, Anascotia, Washington DC, 21 Apr 1942, photo 2 of 2Martlet fighter of No. 888 Squadron FAA from HMS Formidable in flight over the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, late Apr to early May 1942; note HMS Warspite in background

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