File:F4F VF-6 taking off from USS Enterprise (CV-6) 1942.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat fighter of Fighting Squadron 6 (VF-6) takes off from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), while she was operating in the Coral Sea area, 18 May 1942.
Depicted place Coral Sea
Date 18 May 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-05-18T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-7725
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-7725

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