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Artwork depicting Commander Philip Huston Torrey, Jr. in the cockpit of his F6F Hellcat
Below the cockpit are two Japanese rising sun flags indicating aerial victory claims. On February 16, 1945 took off from USS Lexington CV-16 piloting F6F Hellcat 71445 on the first carrier aircraft mission over Tokyo and was shot down at Habu village near Narita.
Credit: USN  Date: 1944
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