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Source: US Navy Archives A VF-72 Wildcat (from Hornet CV-8) is sent skittering across the Big E's flight deck by a near miss, during the Battle of Santa Cruz, 26 October 1942. Note men on flight deck in defensive posture, indicating that further attacks are imminent. |
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