Keywords: USS Lexington (CV-16) pilots celebrate aerial victories 1943-11.JPG U S Navy pilots pleased over their victories during the Marshall Islands attack grin across the tail of a Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat on board the USS Lexington CV-16 after shooting down 17 out of 20 Japanese planes heading for Tarawa in November 1943 U S DefenseImagery http //www defenseimagery mil photo VIRIN HD-SN-99-02618 http //www dodmedia osd mil/DVIC_View/Still_Details cfm SDAN HDSN9902618 JPGPath /Assets/Still/1999/DoD/HD-SN-99-02618 JPG 1943-11 Creator Edward Steichen PD-USGov-Military-Navy Files by User BrokenSphere Grumman F6F Hellcat Aboard USS Lexington CV-16 Edward Steichen United States naval aviators United States Navy in World War II |