File:F6F goes down deck for take-off of USS Lexington (CV-16) - NARA - 520898.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat from Fighting Squadron VF-16, Carrier Air Group 16, goes down deck for take-off of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-16) during the Gilbert Islands campaign.
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Author Edward Steichen (U.S. Navy photo 80-G-471179)
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