File:Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats of VGS-1 are launched from USS Long Island (AVG-1) on 17 June 1942 (80-G-14548).jpg
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English: A Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat fighter sits on the catapult of the U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Long Island (AVG-1), ready for take-off, 17 June 1942. Several more F4F-4s are waiting their turn for launch. All planes are from Auxiliary Scouting Squadron 1 (VGS-1). Note that Long Island's catapult ran diagonally across the flight deck, from starboard toward the port bow. |
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| 18:34, 3 April 2008 |  | 740 × 576 (82 KB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description=Grumman F4F-4 ''Wildcat'' fighters of squadron VGS-1 being launched with the catapult from the first U.S. Navy escort carrier ''USS Long Island (ACV-1)'' in June 1942. Note that the catapult runs diagonally across the flight dec |
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