File:Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat at Henderson Field on 2 February 1943.jpg

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Description A U.S. Marine Corps Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, on 2 February 1943. The markings under the cockpit indicate that this plane has been credited with shooting down 19 Japanese aircraft, while being flown by several different pilots.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-37932 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

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