![F6F Hellcat, SB2C Helldiver, and TBM-1C Avenger aircraft warming up on USS Intrepid's flight deck, 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/air_avenger41.jpg)
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Caption | F6F Hellcat, SB2C Helldiver, and TBM-1C Avenger aircraft warming up on USS Intrepid's flight deck, 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 Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation | ||||||||||||||
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Photo Size | 1,884 x 1,476 pixels | ||||||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||||||
Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | ||||||||||||||
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2. Russ Kasper says:
6 Sep 2012 06:49:19 PM
Harvey George Odenbrett became a Judge after the war. He died in 2000, his ashes were spread at sea.
6 Sep 2012 06:49:19 PM
Harvey George Odenbrett became a Judge after the war. He died in 2000, his ashes were spread at sea.
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