Title: USS Enterprise, November, 1941 Description: One of twelve Grumman fighters (4F4-3 Wildcats) being loaded onto the deck of the USS Enterprise (CV-6) at Ford Island, Hawaii, before sailing, these twelve U.S. Navy fighters, designated Marine Fighting Squadron 211, under the command of Major Paul A. Putnam, joined the Marine defenses on Wake Island; all of the Grumman fighters would be destroyed either on the ground at Wake on in the air above it in combat with overwhelming Japanese bombers and fighters that repeatedly attacked the tiny garrison for more than two weeks, December 8-23, 1941; Date: November 28, 1941 Category: World War II Keywords: aviation, fighter planes, Second World War, U.S. aircraft carriers, U.S. Navy, World War II, WWII Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 1770 x 1211 (2.14 MPixels) (1.46) Print Size: 15.0 x 10.3 cm; 5.9 x 4.0 inches File Size: 6.14 MB (6,440,324 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000010126 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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