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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 | |||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseNational Museum of Naval Aviation RL Lawson Collection | |||||||
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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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