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Photographic Information
FM-2 Wildcat VC-4 White 13 on patrol CVE-66 USS White Plains 1944 01
FM-2 Wildcat VC-4 White 5 and 11 on patrol CVE-66 USS White Plains 1944 01
FM-2 Wildcat VC-4 White 5 Dottie, 15 and 7 on patrol over USS White Plains 1944 01
FM-2 Wildcat VC-4 White 5 on patrol over USS White Plains 1944 02
FM-2 Wildcat VC-4 White 5 on patrol over USS White Plains 1944 National Archives 80-G-384058
FM-2 Wildcat VC-4 White 7 and 4 escorting a TBM Avenger CVE-66 USS White Plains 1944 01
FM-2 Wildcat VC-4 White 7 Lt Leo M Ferko aboard CVE-66 USS White Plains 1944 0A
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
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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CVE-66 USS White Plains