[Photo] USS Hornet (Essex-class) taking white water over the bow in heavy seas off Okinawa, 5 Jun 1945. Hornet would soon take green water over the bow that collapsed the forward 24 feet of her flight deck.

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USS Hornet (Essex-class) taking white water over the bow in heavy seas off Okinawa, 5 Jun 1945. Hornet would soon take green water over the bow that collapsed the forward 24 feet of her flight deck. ww2dbase

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ww2dbaseUnited States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation

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5 Jun 1945

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Pacific Ocean

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David Stubblebine

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8 Jul 2014

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