File:Grumman F4F Wildcat in flight, February 1942.jpg

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Summary

Description

English: A U.S. Navy Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat in flight, in February 1942. The plane appears to be BuNo 3987. It was assigned to Fighting Squadron 2 (VF-2) and was lost with the carrier on 8 May 1942. In February 1942, VF-2 operated out of Oahu, Hawaii.

Date

February 1942

Collection

Naval History & Heritage Command

	Parent institution	United States Department of the Navy
	Location	Washington Navy Yard
	Established	1944
	Website	www.history.navy.mil
	Authority file	: Q3250126 VIAF: 1112145424606586830810 ISNI: 0000000121926193 LCCN: no2009080665 GND: 1104864061 WorldCat

Accession number

NH 97493

Source

U.S. Navy photo NH 97493

Licensing

This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID NH 97493.
Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]

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current	19:10, 7 July 2018	2,494 × 1,860 (1.57 MB)	Cobatfor	high-res file
	20:01, 3 June 2010	740 × 560 (174 KB)	Cobatfor	caption bar cropped, cleaned
	22:36, 8 December 2007	740 × 605 (68 KB)	WarXboT	==Author:== uploaded by Catz ==Description:== * {{pl\|Grumman F4F Wildcat}} category:F4F Wildcat ==License:== {{ GFDL}}