T-SHIRT NAVY VF-3 USS LEXINGTON CV-2

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100% cotton T-shirt - Blue

A comfortable fit that makes you look good

Original box. Your t-shirt will leave our workshop in its CAL 50 ammunition box. 

With the recent discovery of the wreckage of the USS Lexington (CV 2) in the depths of the Coral Sea in March 2018, a large number of aircraft wrecks from the embarked air group were spotted near the aircraft carrier.

Among them was an F4F-3 Wildcat with the 'Felix the Cat' insignia painted on it, which at first glance looked out of place. It is true that Fighter Squadron (FV) 3 had flown from the carrier's deck earlier in the Second World War, but at the time of the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7-8 May 1942, FV-3 was based ashore in Hawaii.

However, a closer look at the historical records reveals that before embarking at Lexington on 15 April 1942 for what would be the ship's last cruise, VF-2 took possession of nineteen of VF-3's Wildcats for the upcoming campaign.

In addition, twelve pilots from the "Felix the Cat" squadron were transferred to VF-2. As part of the organisation of the squadron's aircraft, maintenance assigned them all new side numbers. With the press of events, no effort was made to hide the markings that the VF-3 aircraft already bore, including the squadron insignia, the Japanese 'Rising Sun' flags that signified air-to-air kills and the bomb silhouettes to indicate air-to-ground attacks.

One of the older VF-3 aircraft was given the side number F-5 and was assigned to Lieutenant Albert O. Vorse, Jr, who had fought with the 'Felix the Cat' squadron. This is the aircraft that inspired our jacket.

Naval message regarding VF-3 air actions on 20 February 1942, in which Lt Noel A.M. Gayler shot down some of the aircraft represented by the Japanese flags painted on the fuselage of F4F-3 found on the bottom of the Coral Sea.

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