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Jack Cook
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Jack, what year is that Hornet photo, wonder if the old man is in that photo? I can't tell.

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Great shots as always - just wondering if the Essex and Hornet ones were taken with TF-37 Dec -Jan, South China Sea?
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The VF-9 photo was taken at the conclusion of the 1st combat cruise Aug 43-March 44. The VF-2 was after their 1st combat cruise also March 44-Sept 44 with 27 aces! The VF-27 was taken at NAS Maui prior to their 1st deployment.

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The VF-9 photo was taken at the conclusion of the 1st combat cruise Aug 43-March 44. The VF-2 was after their 1st combat cruise also March 44-Sept 44 with 27 aces! The VF-27 was taken at NAS Maui prior to their 1st deployment.


Thanks for that, looking for shots of crews that were on TF-37 but wrong time scale.
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