F6F-3 Hellcat of VF-1 being catapulted from the hangar deck catapult on the carrier USS Yorktown (Essex-class) off Trinidad, 3 Jun 1943. (US Navy photo)
A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighter of fighting squadron VF-2 being catapulted from the aircaft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) via the hangar catapult, 25 February 1944.