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Busy flight deck of the USS Saratoga, 5 Nov 1943. In the foreground is an SBD Dauntless while F6F-3 Hellcats land astern after a strike against Rabaul in support of Bougainville operations.

Caption     Busy flight deck of the USS Saratoga, 5 Nov 1943. In the foreground is an SBD Dauntless while F6F-3 Hellcats land astern after a strike against Rabaul in support of Bougainville operations. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy / United States Library of Congress
Identification Code   LOC fsa.8e02147
More on...   
F6F Hellcat   Main article  Photos  
SBD Dauntless   Main article  Photos  
Solomon Islands Campaign   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Saratoga   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 2,000 x 1,589 pixels
Photos on Same Day 5 Nov 1943
Photos at Same Place Solomon Sea, Pacific Ocean
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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WW2-Era Place Name Solomon Sea, Pacific Ocean
Lat/Long -7.1833, 154.0667
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