Photo #: NH 97484
Grumman F4F "Wildcat" fighters
Fly in tactical formation of four-plane divisions, comprised
of two-plane sections, circa mid-1943.
The planes are wearing the red-outlined national insignia briefly
employed at that time. The original caption states, in describing
that insignia: "Note the new U.S. insignia, marked by the
addition of a white bar, bordered in red, on each side of the
star-and-circle. Formerly, U.S. insignia, the Jap rising sun
and the German Cross all appeared as similar small dots to American
pilots, when view(ed) at a distance."
The original print is from Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison
files.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 66KB; 610 x 675 pixels |
 |