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We have had Turkey's, Hellcat's, & some Mustang's for Thanksgiving, so how bout some Wildcats.

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PHOTO DESCRIPTION;U.S. Navy General Motors FM-2 "Wildcat" fighters from the escort carrier USS White Plains (CVE-66) fly an escort mission, probably during air strikes on Japanese facilities on Rota Island, Marianas, 24 June 1944.

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PHOTO DESCRIPTION; F4F-4 Wildcat fighters of fighter squadron VF-41, Carrier Air Group Four (CVG-4), testing guns aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CV-4) in November 1942, prior to take part in Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa.

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PHOTO DESCRIPTION;A U.S. Navy Grumman FM-2 Wildcat fighter of composite squadron VC-84 launching from the escort carrier USS Makin Island (CVE-93) in the Pacific in 1945.

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PHOTO DESCRIPTION; A U.S. Navy Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat receives maintenance of the six Browning M2 12.7 mm (0.50 caliber) machine guns at a base in the United States, 1942/43.

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PHOTO DESCRIPTION; U.S. Navy Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat fighter, nicknamed "Rosenblatt's Reply", on board the escort carrier USS Suwanee (ACV-27), circa late 1942 or early 1943.

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PHOTO DESCRIPTION; Lt. Butch O'Hare seated in the cockpit of his Grumman F4F "Wildcat" fighter, circa spring 1942. The plane is marked with five Japanese flags, representing the five enemy bombers he was credited with shooting down.

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PHOTO DESCRIPTION;Grumman F4F-4 of VF-111 on Guadalcanal, 1942.

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PHOTO DESCRIPTION; .S. Navy Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat fighters of fighting squadron VF-8 launching from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), circa May/June 1942. The first aircraft (F-9) was piloted by Ens. Charles M. Kelly Jr. After a fruitless search for the Japanese fleet on 4 June 1942, his plane ran out of fuel and ditched, but he could not be rescued.

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My cousin Don of VMF-121 landing his F4F-4 #6 at Henderson Field 1942. I think it would be cool
if one of those Texas Wildcats or Jerry Yagen's were painted has Don's

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Outstanding photo Jack. That would be a great way to paint a Wildcat. Of course, He11, I'm still hoping someone will paint a P-51 with B-3E again. Bruce Ellis by chance had his Mustang in that marking, but that is long gone. Your cousin Don was made from that mold that has long since been broken. Thank the Lord for men like that!!!!!!

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