| Caption | Â Â Â | The tail of an F6F Hellcat of Fighting Squadron VF-25 being yanked to the deck as the tailhook catches a wire aboard the USS Cowpens off Makin Atoll (now Butaritari), 20 Nov 1943 ww2dbase | ||||||
| Source | Â Â Â | ww2dbaseNational Museum of Naval Aviation RL Lawson Collection | ||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | Â | 20 Nov 1943 | ||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Â | Pacific Ocean | ||||||
| Added By | Â | David Stubblebine | ||||||
| Added Date | Â | 1 Jan 2006 | ||||||
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| Licensing | Â | Public Domain | ||||||
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