File:A F6F-3 Hellcat from VF-5 makes condensation rings aboard USS Yorktown (CV-10), 20 November 1943 (520641).jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighter makes condensation rings as it awaits the take-off flag aboard USS Yorktown (CV-10), 20 November 1943. The plane is from Fighting Squadron Five (VF-5). Yorktown was then hitting targets in the Marshall Islands to cover the landings in the Gilberts.
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This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 520641.

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Author Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-204747-A
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