Eight U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 <i>Hellcat</i>s of Fighting Squadron 8 (VF-8) in flight, in 1943. The photo is dated 15 March 1943, but the blue borders around the US national insignia were ordered in September 1943. VF-8 was later assigned to Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Bunker Hill</i> (CV-17) from March to October 1943.
U.S. Navy
1943
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