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US Navy photographer Lieutenant Charles Kerlee dismounting a TBF Avenger aboard USS Yorktown (Essex-class) after photographing a raid on Wake Island, 6 Oct 1943. Note his two K-20 cameras. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     US Navy photographer Lieutenant Charles Kerlee dismounting a TBF Avenger aboard USS Yorktown (Essex-class) after photographing a raid on Wake Island, 6 Oct 1943. Note his two K-20 cameras. [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.

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Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   80-G-43860
More on...   
TBF Avenger   Main article  Photos  
Yorktown (Essex-class)   Main article  Photos  
Fairchild K-20   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 2,369 x 2,439 pixels
Photos on Same Day 6 Oct 1943
Photos at Same Place Pacific Ocean
Added By David Stubblebine
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
13 Oct 2019 01:02:07 PM

Lt Kerlee squeezed in behind the pilot and had to stand in a crouch inside the canopy for four hours to get his pictures.

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