four U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 <i>Hellcat</i> from Fighting Squadron VF-4 "Red Rippers" in flight. VF-4 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 4 (CVG-4) aboard the aircraft carriers USS <i>Bunker Hill</i> (CV-17) and USS <i>Essex</i> (CV-9) in late 1944 and early 1945.
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circa 1945 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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