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PACIFIC OCEAN. C.1945. A US NAVY CURTISS SB2C HELLDIVER BOMBER, STILL AIRBORNE AFTER ITS TAIL HOOK HAS MISSED THE ARRESTING GEAR, HAS HAD ITS UNDERCARRIAGE CAUGHT IN THE CRASH BARRIER OF AN ESSEX CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER. THE SUDDEN DECELERATION HAS PITCHED THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE FORWARD, BROKEN AWAY THE ENGINE COWLING AND STARTED A FIRE THAT BLOWS BACK OVER THE COCKPIT CANOPY, IMPERILLING THE CREW. A FIREMAN AND A CREWMAN CLAD IN HEAT RESISTANT GEAR (A HOT PAPA) RUN TO THE AIRCRAFT EVEN BEFORE WRECKAGE BLOWN FROM IT HAS HIT THE FLIGHT DECK. SEE ALSO NEGATIVES NO 304554, 304555, 304556, 304558, 304559 AND 304560.
PACIFIC OCEAN. C.1945. A US NAVY CURTISS SB2C HELLDIVER BOMBER, STILL AIRBORNE AFTER ITS TAIL HOOK HAS MISSED THE ARRESTING GEAR, HAS HAD ITS UNDERCARRIAGE CAUGHT IN THE CRASH BARRIER OF AN ESSEX CLAS
PACIFIC OCEAN. C.1945. A US NAVY CURTISS SB2C HELLDIVER BOMBER, STILL AIRBORNE AFTER ITS TAIL HOOK HAS MISSED THE ARRESTING GEAR, HAS ITS UNDERCARRIAGE CAUGHT IN THE CRASH BARRIER OF AN ESSEX CLASS AI
PACIFIC OCEAN. C.1945. A US NAVY CURTISS SB2C HELLDIVER BOMBER, STILL AIRBORNE AFTER ITS TAIL HOOK HAS MISSED THE ARRESTING GEAR, HAS HAD ITS UNDERCARRIAGE CAUGHT IN THE CRASH BARRIER OF AN ESSEX CLAS
PACIFIC OCEAN. C.1945. A US NAVY CURTISS SB2C HELLDIVER BOMBER, STILL AIRBORNE AFTER ITS TAIL HOOK HAS MISSED THE ARRESTING GEAR, HAS HAD ITS UNDERCARRIAGE CAUGHT IN THE CRASH BARRIER OF AN ESSEX CLAS
PACIFIC OCEAN. C.1945. A US NAVY CURTISS SB2C HELLDIVER BOMBER, STILL AIRBORNE AFTER ITS TAIL HOOK HAS MISSED THE ARRESTING GEAR, HAS HAD ITS UNDERCARRIAGE CAUGHT IN THE CRASH BARRIER OF AN ESSEX CLAS
PACIFIC OCEAN. C.1945. A US NAVY CURTISS SB2C HELLDIVER BOMBER, STILL AIRBORNE AFTER ITS TAIL HOOK HAS MISSED THE ARRESTING GEAR, HAS ITS UNDERCARRIAGE CAUGHT IN THE CRASH BARRIER OF AN ESSEX CLASS AI
