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  1. F6F-3

    F6F-3

    A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat after crashing on a U.S. Essex-class carrier off Peleliu in 1944. The plane had been shot up over Peleliu, taking out the hydraulics. With the shot up ailerons and a large hole in the right wing, the pilot managed a landing. However, he struck a gun turret and...
  2. USS Yorktown Aircraft Carrier.

    USS Yorktown Aircraft Carrier.

    1942 The Yorktown at Midway: The Luck Runs Out
  3. USS Yorktown - Battle of Midway

    USS Yorktown - Battle of Midway

  4. USS Yorktown - Battle of Midway

    USS Yorktown - Battle of Midway

  5. USS Yorktown - Battle of Midway

    USS Yorktown - Battle of Midway

  6. Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    This is a picture of a US Aircraft Carrier under attack from the Japanese along with the rest of her fleet at Midway. It is very possible that this shot is the USS YORKTOWN CV-10 "The Fighting Lady" but I cannot confirm that. Maybe someone out there could clarify this for us?
  7. USS Yorktown

    USS Yorktown

    Battle of Midway, June 1942 Scene on board USS Yorktown (CV-5), shortly after she was hit by three Japanese bombs on 4 June 1942. Dense smoke is from fires in her uptakes, caused by a bomb that punctured them and knocked out her boilers.
  8. USS Yorktown 1939

    USS Yorktown 1939

    USS Yorktown 1939 - United States
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