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HISTORY
White 115, ‘Death and Destruction’, BuNo 72534, ENS Donald McPherson,
Bill Kingston, Jr., and Lyttleton Ward, VF-83, USS Essex, May 5th, 1945
White 71, LT. Leo Bob McCuddin, VF-20, USS Enterprise, October, 1944
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From the end of January, 1945, US Navy
aircraft in the Pacic carried striking geo-
metric symbols. Markings such as the hour-
glass belonged to aircraft of the USS Essex.
White 115 also had an emblem consisting
of a skull and crossbones and the inscrip-
Famous Navy pilot Leo Bob McCuddin ew
this Hellcat on many of his combat sorties.
He ew F6F Hellcats as a pilot with VF-20
off the USS Enterprise from April, 1944. All
ve of his kills were gained during his com-
bat tour with VF-20. He participated in the
tion ‘Death and Destruction’. The victory
tally painted on the cockpit sides possibly
includes the total of the pilots that ew the
plane. White 115 was mostly own by ENS
Donald McPherson, Bill Kingston, Jr., and
Lyttleton Ward, downing three Alfs and one
Oscar during one of the most concentra-
ted Kamikaze attacks on TF-58 ships on
May 4th, 1945. During this event,Ward
attained ace status. Note: This aircraft has
been documented carrying rocket racks,
but are not depicted here.
attack on the ‘Fuso’ Class battleship and
of the sinking of an escorting destroyer
during the Battle of the Philippine Sea on
October 24th and 25th, 1944. Note: This
aircraft has been documented carrying
rocket racks, but are not depicted here.
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