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Photographic Information
Airworthy FM-2 Wildcat as VF-4 Black 41F4 aboard CV-4 USS Ranger Dec 1940 to Mar 1941 01
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 20 being towed CV-4 USS Ranger 10th Oct 1942 80-G-16286
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 28 aboard USS Ranger CV-4 operation Torch Nov 1942 NH 80-G-30311
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 41F4 aboard CV-4 USS Ranger Dec 1940 to Mar 1941 0A
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 41F4 aboard CV-4 USS Ranger Dec 1940 to Mar 1941 0B
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 4F4 aboard CV-4 USS Ranger Dec 1940 to Mar 1941 0A
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 4F4 assigned to CV-4 USS Ranger Dec 1940 to Mar 1941 01
Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat VF-4 Black 5 awating catapulting CVE-62 USS Natoma Bay 02
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 28 aboard USS Ranger CV-4 operation Torch Nov 1942 NH 80-G-30311
Description: Fitted with drop tanks, of VF-4 takes off from USS RANGER (CV-4) on a photo-recon mission over French North Africa, during operation "Torch," November 1942. Note yellow surround to fuselage star, which partially obscures the fuselage number, 28.
Source: https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/80-G-30000/80-G-30311.html
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 20 being towed CV-4 USS Ranger 10th Oct 1942 80-G-16286
Description: USS RANGER (CV-4) View taken on flight deck on 10 October 1942 showing an F4F-4 (Grumman "Wildcat") of [VF-41 Should be VF-4] being towed aft by a "flight deck jeep" (tow tractor). Note size of number on fuselage, forward of the insignia, and life jacket worn by crewman at left.
Source: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/80-G-16000/80-G-16286.html
Bibliography:
Magazine References: +
- Airfix Magazines (English) - http://www.airfix.com/
- Avions (French) - http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/rubrique10.html
- FlyPast (English) - http://www.flypast.com/
- Flugzeug Publikations GmbH (German) - http://vdmedien.com/flugzeug-publikations-gmbh-hersteller_verlag-vdm-heinz-nickel-33.html
- Flugzeug Classic (German) - http://www.flugzeugclassic.de/
- Klassiker (German) - http://shop.flugrevue.de/abo/klassiker-der-luftfahrt
- Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://boutique.editions-lariviere.fr/site/abonnement-le-fana-de-l-aviation-626-4-6.html
- Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://www.pdfmagazines.org/tags/Le+Fana+De+L+Aviation/
- Osprey (English) - http://www.ospreypublishing.com/
- Revi Magazines (Czech) - http://www.revi.cz/
Web References: +
- History of RAF Organisation: http://www.rafweb.org
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/
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