File:FM-2 Wildcat of VC-93 in flight over USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) off Okinawa, in 1945.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Grumman FM-2 Wildcat of Composite Squadron 93 (VC-93) flying over its parent carrier, the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), in 1945. VC-93 operated from the Petrof Bay between 10 March and 30 May 1945 in support of the invasion of Okinawa.
Date circa April 1945
date QS:P,+1945-04-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902
Source Official U.S. Navy photograph [1] from Navsource.org
Author U.S. Navy

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