File:Burning Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat of VF-2 aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6) on 10 November 1943 (80-G-205473).jpg
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This image has been selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 11 November 2024. It will be captioned as follows: English: Crash landing of a U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat (Number 30) of Fighting Squadron 2 (VF-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), into the carrier's port side 20mm gun gallery, 10 November 1943. Lieutenant Walter L. Chewning, Jr., USNR, the Catapult Officer, is seen climbing up the plane's side to assist the pilot from the burning aircraft. The pilot, Ensign Byron M. Johnson, escaped without significant injury. Enterprise was then en route to support the Gilberts Operation. Note the plane's ruptured belly fuel tank. Today is Veterans Day in the United States. Other languages:
English: Crash landing of a U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat (Number 30) of Fighting Squadron 2 (VF-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), into the carrier's port side 20mm gun gallery, 10 November 1943. Lieutenant Walter L. Chewning, Jr., USNR, the Catapult Officer, is seen climbing up the plane's side to assist the pilot from the burning aircraft. The pilot, Ensign Byron M. Johnson, escaped without significant injury. Enterprise was then en route to support the Gilberts Operation. Note the plane's ruptured belly fuel tank. Today is Veterans Day in the United States. |
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English: Crash landing of a U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat (Number 30) of Fighting Squadron 2 (VF-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), into the carrier's port side 20mm gun gallery, 10 November 1943. Lieutenant Walter L. Chewning, Jr., USNR, the Catapult Officer, is seen climbing up the plane's side to assist the pilot from the burning aircraft. The pilot, Ensign Byron M. Johnson, escaped without significant injury. Enterprise was then en route to support the Gilberts Operation. Note the plane's ruptured belly fuel tank.
Deutsch: Bruchlandung einer Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat (Nummer 30) der Jagdstaffel 2 (VF-2) an Bord des Flugzeugträgers USS Enterprise (CV-6), in die backbordseitigen 20mm-Kanonen am 10. November 1943. Lieutenant Walter L. Chewning, Jr., Reserve der US-Marine, der Katapultoffizier, klettert auf die Seite des Flugzeugs um dem Piloten aus der brennenden Maschine zu helfen. Der Pilot, Ensign Byron M. Johnson, kam ohne schwere Verletzungen davon. Die Enterprise befand sich auf dem Weg, die Operation auf den Gilberts-Inseln zu unterstützen. Man beachte den aufgerissenen Tank am Bauch des Flugzeugs.
Français : Atterrissage catastrophe d'un F6F-3 Hellcat sur l'artillerie babord d'un porte-avions, le 10 novembre 1943. L'agent chargé du décollage monte sur l'avion pour aider le pilote à sortir de l'avion en flammes. Le pilote s'est sorti indemne de l'accident. |
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Date | Taken on 10 November 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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80-G-205473 |
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Source | U.S. Navy photo 80-G-205473 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other versions | File:Crash landing of F6F on flight deck of USS ENTERPRISE while enroute to attack Makin Island. Lieutenant Walter... - NARA - 520642.tif |
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