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Description The Commanding Officer of the U.S. Navy Fighting Squadron 16 (VF-16), Lieutenant Commander Paul D. Buie, (center) briefs his pilots for an upcoming mission, during the Gilberts operation, November-December 1943, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-16). A Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighter is behind them. Note flight gear, markings on helmets and life vests. The pilot at left wears a .45 caliber (11.43 mm) pistol.
Date circa November 1943
date QS:P,+1943-11-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902
Source Official U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-K-16053 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command.
Author Commander Edward Steichen, USNR

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