
Caption | 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 | ww2dbaseNational Museum of Naval Aviation RL Lawson Collection | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 20 Nov 1943 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Pacific Ocean | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
Added Date | 1 Jan 2006 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain |
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WW2-Era Place Name | Pacific Ocean |
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