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O. Keith Williams VMF-214 "Black Sheep Squadron" Photographs
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[Damaged propeller on Grumman F4F Wildcat aircraft]
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2002-04-18_image_008
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The O. Keith Williams VMF-214 "Black Sheep Squadron" Photographs (2002-04-18)
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Photograph of a damaged propeller on a Grumman F4F Wildcat aircraft, likely in Guadalcanal, April 1943. The aircraft's designation ("Geisha Girl") is painted on the nose.
Included caption: "VMF 214. Two planes hit after fight on the first of April 1943. Grumans [Grumman] F4F's."
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1943-04
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World War, 1939-1945
Grumman F4F Wildcat Family
Airplanes, Military
United States. Marine Fighter Squadron 214
United States. Marine Corps
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The O. Keith Williams VMF-214 "Black Sheep Squadron" Photographs/The Museum of Flight
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[Damaged propeller on Grumman F4F Wildcat aircraft]
, [2002-04-18_image_008]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 06/02/2026, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/7875
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