File:Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat of VF-31 aboard USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24), circa in August 1945.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron 31 (VF-31) "The Flying Meat-Axe" aboard the light aircraft carrier USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24), circa in August 1945. Note the air group identification letter "P", introduced in July 1945.
Date circa August 1945
date QS:P,+1945-08-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) 1943-1945 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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current15:47, 2 February 2019Thumbnail for version as of 15:47, 2 February 2019650 × 415 (164 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron 31 (VF-31) aboard the light aircraft carrier USS ''Belleau Wood'' (CVL-24), circa in August 1945. Note the air group identification letter "P", introduced in July 1945.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvl24-45/095.htm] from the [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvl24-45/index_005.htm USS ''Belleau Wood'' (CVL-24) 1943-1945 cruise book] available at...