File:Grumman F6F Hellcats of VF-8 in flight over Luzon, Philippines, in September 1944.jpg

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English: U.S. Navy Grumman F6F Hellcats of Fighting Squadron 8 (VF-8) in flight over Luzon, Philippines, in September 1944. The location appears to be Subic Bay. VF-8 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17).
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Bunker Hill 1943-1944 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current19:25, 25 January 2019Thumbnail for version as of 19:25, 25 January 20191,299 × 1,254 (737 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=U.S. Navy Grumman F6F Hellcats of Fighting Squadron 8 (VF-8) in flight over Luzon, Philippines, in September 1944. The location appears to be Subic Bay. VF-8 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Bunker Hill'' (CV-17).}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv17-44/184.htm] from the [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv17-44/index_004.htm USS ''Bunker Hill'' 1943-1944 cru...