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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

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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
WW2-Era Location Name Pacific Ocean
Date 20 Nov 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseNational Museum of Naval Aviation RL Lawson Collection
 
Related Content
More on...   
F6F Hellcat   Main article  Photos  
Cowpens   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 20 Nov 1943
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,508 x 1,892 pixels



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