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80-G-K-2614 "Chockmen", Grumman F6F-2 "Hellcat", circa mid-1943

"Chockmen", Grumman F6F-2 "Hellcat", circa mid-1943
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Title: "Chockmen", Grumman F6F-2 "Hellcat", circa mid-1943
Caption: "Chockmen" ready to pull chocks from the wheels of a Grumman F6F-2 "Hellcat" fighter, when given the order by the flight deck officer. Note goggles so they can keep their heads up in the blast of the slipstream. They wear the blue caps & jerseys of the plane handling crew. Photographed on board a training escort carrier, circa mid-1943.
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-2614
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: Color Photo
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