attention----attention---I know the pilot of Hellcat in your thread photo --aircraft '5k". He's a good friend of
my Dad .
flew "5k". THAT IS AN "AIR GROUP ONE" MARKING, THE "TOP HATTERS" OFF THE USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) IN 1944.

"5k" flown by my Dad's friend ,CAPT. MICHAEL ALEXATOS---AN AWESOME INDIVIDUAL. HE HAS MACULAR DEGENRATION, AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH HIM BY PHONE FOR WEEKS+. HE LIVES IN SANFORD , FLORIDA. HE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU--I HOPE AND PRAY HE'S OK. HE LANDED ON THE YORKTOWN...AWES,...YA GOOTA HEAR THE STORIES. THESE GUYS ARE THE GREATEST GENERATION. CAPT ALEXATOS "THE MAD GREEK" as HE TELLS MY DAD, WROTE SEVERAL BOOKS--HE SENT TWO TO ME. THE BOX COVER ON THE AIRFIX F6F 1/72 SCALE KIT IS HIS PLANE "5K"ON THE TAIL. THE DIAGONAL WHITE HASHMARK INDICATES USS YORKTOWN AIRGROUP. MY DAD IS ORIGINAL CREW--MARINE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNNER--1943-1945 ON THE YORKTOWN. HE'S IN HISTORY CHANNEL----LOVE 'EM....I'M BLESSED. EDWARD A. SARKISIAN [email protected]