File:Plane handling crews at work aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6) during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands 1942 (80-G-30033).jpg

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Description Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, October 1942: Plane handling crews at work aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) during the action, 26 October 1942. The plane at center is Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat fighter. To the right is a Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless. Other planes are overhead. Note that the ship is heeling over to port.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-30033 from the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command
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current11:23, 5 March 2017Thumbnail for version as of 11:23, 5 March 20175,714 × 4,570 (9.58 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)new HHC file
04:45, 17 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 04:45, 17 June 2006600 × 469 (32 KB)Cla68 (talk | contribs)== Summary == {{Information| |Description= Plane-handling crews working hard aboard ''Enterprise'' as the ship heels sharply during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, October 26, 1942. The plane in the center is an F4F Wildcat fighter. To its right is