File:F4F-3 Wildcats of VF-6 take off from USS Enterprise (CV-6) on 24 February 1942.jpg

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English: U.S. Navy Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat of Fighting Squadron 6 (VF-6) preparing for take off on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) for the Wake Island Raid, 24 February 1942.
Depicted place Pacific Ocean
Date 24 February 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-02-24T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-66289
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-66289

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