Keywords: F6F Hangar cat USS Hornet CV-12 NAN2-54.jpg A U S Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighter of fighting squadron VF-15 being catapulted from the aircaft carrier USS Hornet CV-12 via the hangar catapult 25 February 1944 U S Navy Naval Aviation News February 1954 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1954/feb54 pdf; 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 16661 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 7179 1944-02-25 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy F6F-3 Hellcat Aboard USS Hornet CV-12 Ships' hangars Catapults aircraft carrier |