Keywords: F4F-3 3-F-9 CV-3 1941.jpg Grumman F4F-3 Wildcats of fighter squadron VF-3 on the U S aircraft carrier USS Saratoga CV-3 in October 1941 The plane on the aircraft elevator is 3-F-9 BuNo 3982 piloted by Ensign Gayle Hermann This plane was in service with VF-6 in December 1941 and hit by friendly fire near Ford Island Pearl Harbor Hawaii USA on the night of 7 December 1941 while trying to land after a combat air patrol It was badly damaged but the pilot could land the plane and luckily was uninjured U S Naval History Center photo NH 97485 http //www history navy mil/photos/images/h97000/h97485 jpg 1941-10 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Grumman F4F Wildcat Aboard USS Saratoga CV-3 Aircraft elevators |