Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighters of the U.S. Navy Fighting Squadron 40 (VF-40) on the runway at Espiritu Santo. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)

Hellcats of VF-40

December 12, 2013

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Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighters of the U.S. Navy Fighting Squadron 40 (VF-40) on the runway at Espiritu Santo. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)

Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighters of the U.S. Navy Fighting Squadron 40 (VF-40) on the runway at Espiritu Santo. (U.S. Navy Photograph.) — (U.S. Navy Photograph.)

The nose of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Howling Wolf, looms over Frank, the group mascot at an air base in southern Italy. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)

B-24 “Howling Wolf”

Illustration of the M8 75-mm Howitzer Motor Carriage. (Source: U.S. War Department Technical Manual TM 9-1729A, 1944.)

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