File:F4F Wildcats launch from USS Wasp (CV-7) in August 1942.jpg

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English: U.S. Navy Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats of Fighting Squadron 71 (VF-71) prepare to take off from the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-7) on 7 August 1942, the first day of landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi.
Depicted place USS Wasp (CV-7)
Date 7 August 1942
date QS:P571,+1942-08-07T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-14053
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-14053

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05:42, 18 April 2015Thumbnail for version as of 05:42, 18 April 2015739 × 554 (191 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=U.S. Navy Grumman F4F-4 ''Wildcat'' fighters prepare to take off from the aircraft carrier USS ''Wasp'' (CV-7) on 7 August 1942, the first day of landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi. |Source=Official U.S...