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Photograph of James H. Flatley Jr. while he attended the US Naval Academy in Maryland. Flatley graduated from the Naval Academy in 1929.
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Group photo, including Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher (middle front row), Arleigh Burke (fourth from left), and Jimmy Flatley (third from left), on the deck of the USS Enterprise (CV-6), May 12, 1945.
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Photograph of Fighting Squadron Five (VF-5) on an unidentified aircraft carrier. Jimmy Flatley can be seen on the second row, 3rd from the left. Leslie Gehres can be seen holding the squadron insignia...
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Photograph of Jimmy Flatley with Fighting Squadron Five (VF-5) in a Grumman FF-1 biplane in 1933.
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Photograph of Jimmy Flatley in the cockpit of his F4F-4 Wildcat. Six decals representing Flatley's confirmed kills can be seen on the plane's kill board.
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Photograph of Commander James Flatley sitting in the cockpit of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10). Flatley was the first Commander of Air Group Five.
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Photograph of James H. Flatley Jr. standing on wing of an F6F-5 Hellcat on the flight deck of the USS Yorktown (CV-10).
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A sketch of the "Grim Reapers" insignia undergoing the pilot's 20 Hour Check.
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A drawing of the "Grim Reaper" chasing a caricatured Japanese officer with the squadron's catchphrase, "Mow 'Em Down" written below the scene.
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Concept sketches depicting the "Grim Reaper" mascot for Fighting Squadron Ten (VF-10).
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Photograph of five men and James Flatley (middle right) in working khakis in front of the "Grim Reapers Mow 'Em Dow" VF-10 emblem.
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Brown leather aviators flight log book I for James Flatley, Ensign, United States Navy. A selection of pages have been scanned to give an insight into a pilot's experience in the Navy.
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Brown leather aviators flight log book II for James Flatley, United States Navy. A selection of pages have been scanned to give an insight into a pilot's experience in the Navy.
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Brown leather aviators flight log book III for James Flatley, United States Navy. A selection of pages have been scanned to give an insight into a pilot's experience in the Navy.
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Brown leather aviators flight log book IV for James Flatley, Lieutenant, United States Navy. A selection of pages have been scanned to give an insight into a pilot's experience in the Navy.
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Brown leather aviators flight log book V for James Flatley, Lt. Commander, United States Navy. A selection of pages have been scanned to give an insight into a pilot's experience in the Navy.
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Brown leather aviators flight log book VI for James Flatley, Lt. Commander, United States Navy. A selection of pages have been scanned to give an insight into a pilot's experience in the Navy. Stapled...
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Brown leather aviators flight log book VII and VIII for James Flatley, Captain, United States Navy. A selection of pages have been scanned to give an insight into a pilot's experience in the Navy.
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Photograph of Air Group Five (CAG-5) enroute to the Marcus Islands on August 31, 1943.
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Photograph of James H. Flatley Jr. in his "Double Zero" Grumman F6F Hellcat flying over water.