| Caption | RAF Sergeant-Pilot Smith after returning to USS Wasp upon accidentally losing his drop tank on launch, 9 May 1942; photo 1 side 2 ww2dbase | |||||||
| Photographer | Leslie Elliott | |||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseThe Elliott Family | |||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 9 May 1942 | |||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
| Added Date | 16 Jan 2011 | |||||||
| Licensing | used with permission of the owner |
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