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80-G-K-2609 Grumman F6F-3 "Hellcat" (Bu# 26186 or 26188) makes an arrested landing on training escort carrier, circa mid 1943

Grumman F6F-3 "Hellcat" (Bu# 26186 or 26188) makes an arrested landing on training escort carrier, circa mid 1943
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Title: Grumman F6F-3 "Hellcat" (Bu# 26186 or 26188) makes an arrested landing on training escort carrier, circa mid 1943
Caption: Grumman F6F-3 "Hellcat" (Bu# 26186 or 26188) makes an arrested landing on board a training escort carrier, circa mid 1943. Note red-outlined "Star & Bar" Insignia, also yellow lines around wing fold breaks.
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-2609
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: Color Photo
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