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USN Fighter Squadron Four VF-4 colorized slideshow

Airworthy FM-2 Wildcat as VF-4 Black 41F4 aboard CV-4 USS Ranger Dec 1940 to Mar 1941 01 COD USN F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 21 Torch COD USN F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 21 Torch V01 COD USN F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 21 Torch V02 COD USN F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 22 Torch COD USN F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 22 Torch V01 COD USN F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 25 Torch COD USN F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 25 Torch V01 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat BuNo 1948 at Bathpage NY 12th Dec 1940 awaiting delivery to VF-41 01 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 20 being towed CV-4 USS Ranger 10th Oct 1942 80-G-16286 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 28 aboard USS Ranger CV-4 operation Torch Nov 1942 NH 80-G-30311 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 41F4 aboard CV-4 USS Ranger Dec 1940 to Mar 1941 0A Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 41F4 aboard CV-4 USS Ranger Dec 1940 to Mar 1941 0B Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 4F4 aboard CV-4 USS Ranger Dec 1940 to Mar 1941 0A Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 4F4 assigned to CV-4 USS Ranger Dec 1940 to Mar 1941 01 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat VF-4 Black 5 awating catapulting CVE-62 USS Natoma Bay 02 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat VF-4 foreground Black 22 with 21 and 25 USS Ranger CV-4 Torch Nov 1942 80-G-30362 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat VF-4 landing mishap aboard USS RANGER (CV-4) 25th Aug 1942 80-G-11800 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat VF-4 taking off from USS Ranger (CV-4) during the invasion of Morocco 8th Nov 1942 80-G-30244

 


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Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 28 aboard USS Ranger CV-4 operation Torch Nov 1942 NH 80-G-30311

Description: Fitted with drop tanks, of VF-4 takes off from USS RANGER (CV-4) on a photo-recon mission over French North Africa, during operation "Torch," November 1942. Note yellow surround to fuselage star, which partially obscures the fuselage number, 28.

Source: https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/80-G-30000/80-G-30311.html

Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat VF-4 Black 20 being towed CV-4 USS Ranger 10th Oct 1942 80-G-16286

Description: USS RANGER (CV-4) View taken on flight deck on 10 October 1942 showing an F4F-4 (Grumman "Wildcat") of [VF-41 Should be VF-4] being towed aft by a "flight deck jeep" (tow tractor). Note size of number on fuselage, forward of the insignia, and life jacket worn by crewman at left.

Source: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/80-G-16000/80-G-16286.html

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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

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    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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