F6F’s attacking in support of the ground force at Iwo Jima
A group of U.S. Navy Grumman F6F Hellcats attacking in support of the ground force at Iwo Jima, 21 February 1945.
- Date
- 1945-02-21
- Photographer / author
- USN; Post-Work: User:W.wolny
- Archive
- Wikimedia Commons
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 427 × 480 pixels
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Reason: a US government work (US Navy).
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