Asisbiz Ford FM-2 Wildcat VC-4 White 5 on patrol over USS White Plains 1944 National Archives 80-G-384058

Asisbiz photo gallery and history of USS White Plains (CVE-66)

Asisbiz colorized photo gallery and history of USS White Plains (CVE-66)

Photographic Information

USN Composite Squadron Four VC-4 colorized slideshow

Tour of Duty:
1944/04 to 1944/07 CVE-66 White Plains (Forage) 28: 16xFM-2, 3xTBF-1C, 9xTBM-1C
On 21st June 1944 VC-4 was involved in the sinking Japanese Navy's AK Shoun Maru off Rota Is. (14-10N, 145-10E).
1944/09 to 1944/10 CVE-66 White Plains (Stalemate II) 28: 16xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C
1944/10/10 to 1944/11 CVE-66 White Plains (King II) 28: 16xFM-2, 12xTBM-1C

Aircrew USN Ace Machinist Donald E Runyon National Archives 80-G-14209

Description: 80-G-384058 General Motors FM-2 Wildcat fighters From USS White Plains (CVE-66), fly an escort mission, probably during air strikes on Japanese facilities on Rota Island, Marianas, 24 June 1944. Note island in the distance. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Source: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/80-g/80-G-380000/80-G-384058.html

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IL2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles (FB), Ace Expansion Pack (AEP), Pacific Fighters (PF), 1946 skins

The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II

Chronology of the USN in WWII

1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945

    Bibliography:

    Magazine References: +

Airfix Magazines (English) - http://www.airfix.com/

Avions (French) - http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/rubrique10.html

FlyPast (English) - http://www.flypast.com/

Flugzeug Publikations GmbH (German) - http://vdmedien.com/flugzeug-publikations-gmbh-hersteller_verlag-vdm-heinz-nickel-33.html

Flugzeug Classic (German) - http://www.flugzeugclassic.de/

Klassiker (German) - http://shop.flugrevue.de/abo/klassiker-der-luftfahrt

Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://boutique.editions-lariviere.fr/site/abonnement-le-fana-de-l-aviation-626-4-6.html

Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://www.pdfmagazines.org/tags/Le+Fana+De+L+Aviation/

Osprey (English) - http://www.ospreypublishing.com/

Revi Magazines (Czech) - http://www.revi.cz/

    Web References: +

History of RAF Organisation: http://www.rafweb.org

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/

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