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English: Crash landing of F6F-3, Number 30 of Fighting Squadron Two (VF-2), into the carrier's port side 20mm gun gallery, 10 November 1943. Lieutenant Walter L. Chewning, Jr., USNR, the Catapult Officer, is climbing up the plane's side to assist the pilot from the burning aircraft. The pilot, Ensign Byron M. Johnson, escaped without significant injury. Enterprise was then en route to support the Gilberts Operation. Note the plane's ruptured belly fuel tank.
Source

NARA FILE #: 080-G-205473; U.S. Department of Defense
Date

10 Nov 1943
Author

Unknown
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current06:35, 15 May 20072,975×2,048 (707 KB)Cla68 (Crash landing of F6F on flight deck of USS ENTERPRISE while enroute to attack Makin Island. Lt. Walter Chewning, catapult officer, clambering up the side of the plane to assist pilot, Ens. Byron Johnson, from the flaming cockpit. November 1943. (Navy) Exa)

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Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 297 dpi
Vertical resolution 297 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop 7.0
File change date and time 10:35, 9 November 2004
Author Unknown
Color space 65535