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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 82618

Insignia:
Fighting Squadron Forty-Two (VF-42)


Emblem adopted prior to World War II. VF-42 served on board USS Yorktown (CV-5) in 1941-42.
This reproduction features a stylized representation of a F4F "Wildcat" fighter and an explanation of the insignia's design.

Courtesy of John S. Howland, 1975.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 51KB; 600 x 765 pixels

 

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13 April 1999