A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 <i>Hellcat</i> fighter makes condensation rings as it awaits the take-off flag aboard USS <i>Yorktown</i> (CV-10), 20 November 1943. The plane is from Fighting Squadron Five (VF-5). <i>Yorktown</i> was then hitting targets in the Marshall Islands to cover the landings in the Gilberts.
Official U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/g200000/g204747c.htm">80-G-204747-A</a>
1943-11-20
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