File:General Motors FM Wildcat aboard USS Corregidor (CVE-58), circa in 1944 (80-G-K-2653).jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy General Motors FM Wildcat is pushed aft to takeoff position aboard the escort carrier USS Corregidor (CVE-58), circa in 1944. Note the flight deck officer giving hand signals (in yellow suit), and the chockmen standing by to block wheels.
Date circa 1944
date QS:P571,+1944-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-K-2653
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-2653

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current19:52, 18 November 2020Thumbnail for version as of 19:52, 18 November 20203,770 × 2,790 (3.72 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)different photo to avoid duplication of File:General Motors FM-2 Wildcat is launched from USS Makin Island (CVE-93), in 1945 (NH 94870).jpg
20:15, 18 May 2008Thumbnail for version as of 20:15, 18 May 2008740 × 511 (75 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Grumman FM-2 ''Wildcat'' fighter of composite squadron VC-84 launching from the escort carrier ''USS Makin Island (CVE-93)'' in the Pacific in 1945. |Source=Official U.S. Navy photograph NH 94870. |Date=1945 |Author=