[General Motors FM-2 Wildcat aircraft in flight over water]

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Identifier2008-03-31_image_358SourceThe Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers (2008-03-31), General Motors FM-2 Wildcat Prints FolderSeries2008-03-31, Series I-ACreatorUnited States. NavyDescriptionPhotograph of a U.S. Navy General Motors FM-2 Wildcat aircraft (fuselage number 3) in flight over water, circa 1945.

Inscription by Bowers on verso: "General Motors FM-2 Wildcat. General motors FM-2 in predominately white colouring. Principal external recognition feature of FM-2 from FM-1 and Grumman F4F's was higher vertical fin. USN photo. Ret to PB. "

Stamped on verso: "File [illegible]: 202824. Navy Fighter FM-2 -- Wildcat. Filed September 10, 1945. Watch you credit. 'Official U.S. Navy Photograph.' The Navy Department has no objection to the use of this photograph in commercial advertisements, provided copy and layout are submitted for review prior to publication to the Review Section, Office of Public Information, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. or to a District Public Information Office. However, it has no power to waive the privacy rights of the personnel portrayed. Return to Peter M. Bowers."Creation Datecirca 1945SubjectGeneral Motors (Eastern) FM-2 WildcatWorld War, 1939-1945Airplanes, MilitaryUnited States. NavyOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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CollectionPeter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and PapersSub-CollectionSeries I-A - Aircraft FilesCollection AreaArchives

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