File:Four pilots of VF-6 aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6) on 10 August 1942 (80-G-11092).jpg
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English: Four U.S. Navy pilots of Fighting Squadron 6 (VF-6) pose beside a Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat (BuNo 5126) on board the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), 10 August 1942. They were credited with shooting down eight Japanese aircraft during the Guadalcanal-Tulagi operation a few days earlier. The men are (from left to right): Machinist Donald E. Runyon, credited with four planes; Aviation Pilot First Class Howard S. Packard (one plane); Ensign Joseph D. Shoemaker (one plane); and Ensign Wildon M. Rouse (two planes). Note shoulder holster rigs for .45 pistols worn by the three officers. |
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| Depicted place | USS Enterprise (CV-6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 10 August 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source | U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photo 80-G-11092 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 11:30, 22 April 2019 | | 5,674 × 4,582 (9.39 MB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Photograph |description = {{en|1=Four U.S. Navy pilots of Fighting Squadron 6 (VF-6) pose beside a Grumman F4F-4 ''Wildcat'' (BuNo 5126) on board the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' (CV-6), 10 August 1942. They were credited with shooting down eight Japanese aircraft during the Guadalcanal-Tulagi operation a few days earlier.<br> The men are (from left to right): Machinist Donald E. Runyon, credited with four planes; Aviation Pilot First Class Howard S. Pa... |
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