
Caption | An F6F-3 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron 1, the “High Hatters,” sustains a catastrophic failure while landing aboard the carrier USS Yorktown (Essex-class) north of the Marianas, 16 Jun 1944. ww2dbase | |||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 16 Jun 1944 | |||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Pacific Ocean | |||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||
Added Date | 26 Jan 2013 | |||||||||||
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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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David Stubblebine says:
29 Oct 2016 04:33:21 PM
Baozi:
You are right, of course. The caption has been corrected. Thank you for pointing this out.

29 Oct 2016 04:33:21 PM
Baozi:
You are right, of course. The caption has been corrected. Thank you for pointing this out.
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