F4F-4 Wildcat of VGF-27 in the Solomons 1943

A U.S. Navy Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat of Escort-Fighter Squadron VGF-27 in flight. VGF-27 was assigned to the escort carrier USS Suwannee (CVE-27), from September 1942 to October 1943. Note the overpainted yellow identification marks around the U.S. national insignia, used for the landings in North Africa. Suwannee was then transferred to the Pacific and operated in the Solomons.