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USS Yorktown (Essex-class) steaming in reverse and landing an F6F-3 over the bow during trials, probably in the Gulf of Paria, Jul 1943

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Caption     USS Yorktown (Essex-class) steaming in reverse and landing an F6F-3 over the bow during trials, probably in the Gulf of Paria, Jul 1943 ww2dbase
Date  Jul 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseNational Museum of Naval Aviation RL Lawson Collection
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,867 x 1,504 pixels



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