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DescriptionF4F-4 wings folded.jpg	A U.S. Navy Grumman F4F-4 "Wildcat" fighter (BuNo 5171), of Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3) at Naval Air Station, Kaneohe, Oahu, on 29 May 1942, with ground crewmen folding the starboard wing. On 4 June 1942, in the Battle of Midway, this plane was flown by Lieutenant Commander John S. Thach, VF-3's Commanding Officer, during the afternoon combat air patrol defending USS Yorktown (CV-5), wherein Thach probably shot down Lieutenant Joichi Tomonaga, leader of the attacking Japanese torpedo planes.
Date	29 May 1942
Source	Official U.S. Navy Photograph 80-G-66154, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Author	U.S. Navy

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	12:15, 10 November 2007		740 × 574 (57 KB)	Felix Stember (talk \| contribs)	{{Information \|Description=Grumman F4F-4 "Wildcat" Fighter (Bureau # 5171), of Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3) at Naval Air Station, Kaneohe, Oahu, on 29 May 1942, with ground crewmen folding the starboard wing. On 4 June 1942, in the Battle of Midway, thi

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