American naval aviation paved way for advances in Pacific theater of operations
The Navy F-6F Hellcat, such as these assigned to the second USS Lexington, in summer 1944, conducted many of the attacks on Japanese aircraft during the battle of the Philippine Sea. It served as the Navy's dominant fighter in the second half of the Pacific War. (Courtesy U.S. Navy)
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