| Caption | Â Â Â | The camera catches an FM-2 Wildcat mid-bounce in a hard landing aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943. This aircraft probably ended up on its back, like so many did. ww2dbase | ||||||
| Source | Â Â Â | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||||
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| Photos at Same Place | Â | Lake Michigan, United States | ||||||
| Added By | Â | David Stubblebine | ||||||
| Added Date | Â | 20 Sep 2013 | ||||||
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| Licensing | Â | 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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Enjoyed seeing the pictures from Great Lakes carriers. Never realized they were so large r played such a major role. Also surprised to see Corsair on the deck.