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Incredible images.
It's fascinating to see the paint and markings on these planes so well preserved, 76 years later.

The Wildcat is an F4F-3 model, without folding wings. The open compartment behind the canopy held a life raft.
This is a very historic aircraft.



The other aircraft, pictured below, are Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bombers, as Scott suggested.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_TBD_Devastator

No surviving examples exist today, but a few remains have been located underwater.
Douglas TBD Devastators were eventually replaced by Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers, which first saw service at Midway the following month.



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