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Lt. Charles W. Kerlee, U.S. Navy
Description
English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) during the Marcus Island raid on 31 August 1943: Lt. Comdr. James H. "Jimmy" Flatley,Commander of Air Group 5 (CAG-5), sits in his Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat (code "00"), painted in a tricolor-scheme (certainly an "in the field" application) before takeoff. An Aviation Boatswain Mate stands ready to remove chock from wheels. A non-specular insignia white diagonal stripe on the tail and the green propeller hub signified CAG-5 aboard the Yorktown.
Date 31 August 1943
date QS:P571,+1943-08-31T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
Accession number
80-G-K-14833
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-14833
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