A U.S. Navy Grumman F4F-4 <i>Wildcat</i> of Escort-Fighter Squadron VGF-27 in flight. VGF-27 was assigned to the escort carrier USS <i>Suwannee</i> (CVE-27), from September 1942 to October 1943. Note the overpainted yellow identification marks around the U.S. national insignia, used for the landings in North Africa. <i>Suwannee</i> was then transferred to the Pacific and operated in the Solomons.
U.S. Navy
1943-04-06
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