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[General Motors FM-2 Wildcat aircraft on USS Petrof Bay]

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Identifier2008-03-31_image_363SourceThe Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers (2008-03-31), General Motors FM-2 BW Photos FolderSeries2008-03-31, Series I-ADescriptionPhotograph of a General Motors FM-2 Wildcat aircraft (fuselage number 20) of Composite Squadron 93 (VC-93), U.S. Navy, on the deck of the USS Petrof Bay (CVE–80), circa April 1945. The shamrock emblem of VC-93 is painted on the tail.

Inscription taped to verso: "Another FM-2 of VC-93. The kill marking under the cockpit dates this photo as taken in April 1945. (National Archives 80-G-378673)."

Stamped on verso: "Credit National Archives: 80-G-378673."Creation Datecirca 1945-04SubjectGeneral Motors (Eastern) FM-2 WildcatAirplanes, MilitaryWorld War, 1939-1945Petrof Bay (Aircraft carrier : CVE-80)ShipsUnited States. NavyUnited States. Navy. Composite Squadron 93Original Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers/The Museum of FlightRightsCopyright undetermined

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