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[David McCampbell in Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy pilot David McCampbell in his Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Thirty aerial victories are painted under the cockpit. Image includes a clipping of McCampbell obituary.Inscription on verso: "Comdr David McCampbell / Air Group 15 commander / In Gruman Hellcat. / He shot down 4 more Japs after this picture was taken. / U.S.S. Essex /…

Viewfinder [86th Combat Mapping Squadron newsletter, October 16, 1944] (Item)

Photographic reproduction of a page from "Viewfinder," the squadron newsletter for the 86th Combat Mapping Squadron, U.S. Army Air Forces, October 16, 1944. Reports on news during the squadron's time in the Mariana Islands.