File:F4F-3 3-F-9 CV-3 1941.jpg

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Description Grumman F4F-3 Wildcats of fighter squadron VF-3 on the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) in October 1941. The plane on the aircraft elevator is 3-F-9 (BuNo 3982), piloted by Ensign Gayle Hermann. This plane was in service with VF-6 in December 1941 and hit by "friendly" fire near Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (USA), on the night of 7 December 1941 while trying to land after a combat air patrol. It was badly damaged but the pilot could land the plane and luckily was uninjured.
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Source U.S. Naval History Center photo NH 97485 [1]
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18:54, 3 April 2008Thumbnail for version as of 18:54, 3 April 2008740 × 580 (96 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=Grumman F4F-3 ''Wildcat''s of fighter squadron VF-3 on the U.S. aircraft carrier ''USS Saratoga (CV-3)'' in October 1941. Note that the catapult runs diagonally across the flight deck. The plane on the aircraft elevator is 3-F-9

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