A Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat fighter from Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3) prepares for takeoff on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3), circa 1941. (U.S. Navy Photograph, U.S. National Archives.)

F4F-3 Wildcat of VF-3

May 2, 2019

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A Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat fighter from Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3) prepares for takeoff on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3), circa 1941. (U.S. Navy Photograph, U.S. National Archives.)

A Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat fighter from Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3) prepares for takeoff on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3), circa 1941. (U.S. Navy Photograph, U.S. National Archives.) — (U.S. Navy Photograph, U.S. National Archives.)

Tractor tugs tow Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters from the harbor to their airfield in North Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)

P-47s Towed to The Airfield

Sailors direct a rocket-armed TBM Avenger on the flight deck of USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109) during operations off Kyushu, Japan in September 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps Photograph.)

TBM Avenger on USS Cape Gloucester

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