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Description Grumman F6F-3 "Hellcat" fighters of fighter squadron VF-10 Grim Reapers, Carrier Air Group 10 (CVG-10), landing on the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) after strikes on the Japanese base at Truk, 17-18 February 1944. Flight deck crewmen are folding planes' wings and guiding them forward to the parking area.
Date 17-18 Feb 1944
Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-59314 [1]
Author USN

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