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80-G-218367: Vought F4U Corsair, February 1944

80-G-218367: Vought F4U Corsair, February 1944. Planes taking off during first catapulting operations on board USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) in Marshall Islands Campaign. In this F6F-3, Lieutenant Miner, pilot, clears the flight deck, and was the fifth plane to be launched. Note the F4U’s with folded wings in the foreground. February 21, 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: 80-G-218367: Vought F4U Corsair, February 1944. Planes taking off during first catapulting operations on board USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) in Marshall Islands Campaign. In this F6F-3, Lieutenant Miner, pilot, clears the flight deck, and was the fifth plane to be launched. Note the F4U’s with folded wings in the foreground. February 21, 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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