USS Wasp (CV-7) Flight Operations, 1942

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Naval Photographic Center film #17332. National Archives description "1) MS F4F crashing aboard the Wasp; aircraft hits superstructure. 2) MS F2F's crashing into barrier aboard aircarrier (SV). 3) MS F2A crashing on flight deck. 4) MS SB2U landing on flight deck with wheels up. 5) MS-MCU F4F crashing into barrier (SV). 6) MS F4F crashes into flight deck. 7) MS F4F catching wire and going over side. 8) MS SB2U crashing into stern of the Wasp. 9) MS SB2U going over port side of flight deck. 10) MS-LS SB2U crashing into barrier aboard Wasp (SV). 11) MS SB2U landing aboard the CV-18. 12) MS F4F approaching stern during landing operations. 13) MS PAN F4F landing. 14) MS DA Aircraft landing aboard the Wasp; F4F's and SB2U's. 15) MS-MCU F4F's landing aboard ship. (SV). 16) MS F4F crashing into stern. 17) MS F4F landing aboard the Wasp (SV). 18) MS UA SB2U landing. 19) LS SB2U crashing into barrier. 20) MS F4F crashing into barrier. 21) MCU-MS F4F landing on flight deck as wheels collapses. 22) MS SB2U crashing into barrier aboard the Wasp. 23) MS-MCU SB2U landing aboard the Wasp. 24) MS F6F crashing into superstructure of the Wasp. QUALITY GOOD" National Archives Identifier: 80640 As alwa…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Buffalo (Fighter Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, World War, 1939-1945, USS Wasp (CV-7), World War II, United States. Navy, Wildcat (Fighter Plane), USS Wasp, Vought SB2U Vindicator, Hellcat (Fighter Plane)

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