File:F6F-3 of VF-9 over Japanese destroyer Tachikaze in February 1944.jpg
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[edit]DescriptionF6F-3 of VF-9 over Japanese destroyer Tachikaze in February 1944.jpg |
The U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat from Fighting Squadron 9 (VF-9) flies over the beached Japanese destroyer Tachikaze, during Task Force 58's strikes on the Japanese naval base at Truk, Caroline Islands, 16-17 February 1944. VF-9 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 9 (CVG-9) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9). |
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circa 17 February 1944 date QS:P,+1944-02-17T00:00:00Z/11,P1480,Q5727902 |
Source | Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-216889 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command |
Author | U.S. Navy (photographed from a USS Essex (CV-9) plane) |
Camera location | 7° 03′ 04.9″ N, 151° 53′ 55.79″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 7.051360; 151.898830 |
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