File:F4F-4 Wildcat of VF-5 near Guadalcanal 1942.jpg
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| Description | A U.S. Navy Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat of Fighting Squadron 5 (VF-5) during a flight out of Guadalcanal. VF-5 had been based aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3). Most of her air group was flown to Guadalcanal after the carrier had been torpedoed on 27 August 1942. VF-5 operated 24 Wildcats from Guadalcanal but, after five weeks, only five aircraft remained operational. |
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| Source | U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7391.005 |
| Author | FM Howard Crews, U.S. Navy |
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| current | 06:52, 26 October 2013 | | 1,672 × 1,250 (606 KB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Grumman F4F-4 ''Wilcat'' of Fighting Squadron 5 (VF-5) during a flight out of Guadalcanal. VF-5 had been based aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Saratoga'' (CV-3). Most of her air group was ... |
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