![A FM-2 Wildcat fighter prepared to launch from USS Charger while another flew overhead, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, United States, 8 May 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/air_wildcat38.jpg)
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| Caption | A FM-2 Wildcat fighter prepared to launch from USS Charger while another flew overhead, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, United States, 8 May 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | ||||
| Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | ||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||
| Identification Code | 80-G-K-1601 | ||||
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| Photo Size | 590 x 741 pixels | ||||
| Photos on Same Day | 8 May 1944 | ||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
| Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | ||||
| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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2 Feb 2012 08:15:12 PM
TRAINING EXERCISES:WAVEOFF!
Could be that the FM-2 pilot is making his carrier qualifications,and the safty officer singling him, to unlock his arresting gear, and move forward. Note the Atlantic color scheme of dark gull gray over insignia white
The FM-2 was built by General Motors(GM)the company established the Eastern Aircraft Division. The FM-2 was armed w/4x50 caliber machine guns plus bombs and rockets.
The airborne F4F has received a last-minute waveoff because the flight deck isn't clear.
This is how I see the photograph, but than again I've been wrong before.
The U.S.S.Charger CVE-30 was a converted cargo passenger ship, she trained carrier pilots and ships crews in carrier operations
and operated in the Chesapeake Bay area.