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TBF-1 Avenger landing on Auxiliary Carrier USS Card bounced over the arresting cables, crashed the barrier, and stopped in an anti-aircraft gun tub, 9 Dec 1942 off San Diego, California, United States. 2 of 2.

Caption     TBF-1 Avenger landing on Auxiliary Carrier USS Card bounced over the arresting cables, crashed the barrier, and stopped in an anti-aircraft gun tub, 9 Dec 1942 off San Diego, California, United States. 2 of 2. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
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TBF Avenger   Main article  Photos  
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Photo Size 680 x 524 pixels
Photos in Series See all 2 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 9 Dec 1942
Added By David Stubblebine
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:
1 May 2015 10:35:24 PM

The pilot was Ens JC Forney who was uninjured. Four-and-a-half months later, this same aircraft would have a wing break off during a dive pull-out over Monterey Bay, California. Three were killed.

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