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USMC 43760 USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-106) Grumman F6F-5N "Hellcat" Night Fighter, February 6, 1945

USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-106) Grumman F6F-5N "Hellcat" Night Fighter, February 6, 1945
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Title: USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-106) Grumman F6F-5N "Hellcat" Night Fighter, February 6, 1945
Caption: USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-106) Grumman F6F-5N "Hellcat" Night Fighter is brought up on plane elevator on February 6, 1945; plane is from VMF-511. Photo by PFC. E Powers, USMC. BuNo appears to be 71073. Note branch of service designator, "Marines" above BuNo.
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Catalog #: USMC 43760
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Photo by PFC. E Powers, USMC.
Original Date: Tue, Feb 06, 1945
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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