File:F6F-5s of VF-81 on USS Wasp (CV-18) 1945.jpg

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Description U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 Hellcats of Fighting Squadron 81 (VF-81) are parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-18). Note that the individual aircraft numbers have been incorporated into the geometric air group identification symbol (a horizontal white stripe). In the background to the left is USS Bennington (CV-20) and to the right is USS Hornet (CV-12).
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7187.006
Author U.S. Navy

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12 February 1945

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