Keywords: F4F-4 Wildcat of VGF-27 in the Solomons 1943.jpg A U S Navy Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat of Escort-Fighter Squadron VGF-27 in flight VGF-27 was assigned to the escort carrier USS Suwannee CVE-27 from September 1942 to October 1943 Note the overpainted yellow identification marks around the U S national insignia used for the landings in North Africa Suwannee was then transferred to the Pacific and operated in the Solomons http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 55937 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 7383 051 1943-04-06 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Grumman F4F Wildcat Solomon Islands Campaign |