File:Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat landing aboard USS Tripoli (CVE-64), circa in 1944.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat, bounces over the crash barrier during a landing aboard the escort carrier USS Tripoli (CVE-64), circa in 1944. Note that the aircraft wears the mid-1943 U.S. national insignia. In June 1944, tripoli trained pilots off Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island (USA). From January to November 1945, Tripoli was assigned to Carrier Division 11 and trained pilots off Hilo, Hawaii (USA).
Date circa 1944
date QS:P,+1944-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Tripoli (CVE-64) 1943-1945 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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