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Description four U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat from Fighting Squadron VF-4 "Red Rippers" in flight. VF-4 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 4 (CVG-4) aboard the aircraft carriers USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) and USS Essex (CV-9) in late 1944 and early 1945.
Date circa 1945
date QS:P,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1969-70 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author USN

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