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| Keywords: F4F-3 VF-3 maintenance on USS Enterprise (CV-6) 1941.jpg A U S Navy Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat fighter undergoes maintenance on the hangar deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise CV-6 on 28 October 1941 The plane bears the markings of Fighting Squadron Three VF-3 including a Felix the Cat insignia under the cockpit windshield The part held by the Chief Petty Officer in the foreground bears the number 3973 and is possibly the Bureau Number of this plane Note the aircraft propellers stowed in the hangar overhead <br>The F4F-3 3973 was lost on 19 October 1942 in a crash near Tutuila American Samoa while in service with Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-441 The pilot was 2nd Lt Henry Deal Official U S Navy photograph http //www history navy mil/photos/images/g10000/g17426c htm 80-G-17426 1941-10-28 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Grumman F4F Wildcat Aboard USS Enterprise CV-6 | ||||
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