File:F6F-3 of VF-9 over Japanese destroyer Tachikaze in February 1944.jpg
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The U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat from Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9) flies over the beached Japanese destroyer Tachikaze, during Task Force 58's strikes on the Japanese naval base at Truk, Caroline Islands, 16-17 February 1944. VF-9 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 9 (CVG-9) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9). |
| Date | circa 17 February 1944 |
| Source | Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-216889 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command |
| Author | U.S. Navy (photographed from a USS Essex (CV-9) plane) |
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