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F6F-3 Hellcat #23 of VF-15 belly landing on the flight deck of the carrier Essex CV-9 May 23, 1944

F6F-3 Hellcat #23 of VF-15 belly landing on the flight deck of the carrier Essex CV-9 May 23, 1944

Flight deck crewmen on board USS Essex prepare to remove LT J.J. Collins from his Hellcat after he crash-landed

Collins was seriously wounded, and his plane badly damaged, by Japanese anti-aircraft fire over Wake Atoll.

Published at 1600 × 1259 px.
Link to full-size photo: F6F-3 Hellcat #23 of VF-15 belly landing on the flight deck of the carrier Essex CV-9 May 23, 1944