Lieutenant Weller's A-4F Skyhawk aircraft landing on USS Hancock with the assistance of the barricade, Sep 1972

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Caption     Lieutenant Weller's A-4F Skyhawk aircraft landing on USS Hancock with the assistance of the barricade, Sep 1972 ww2dbase
Date  Sep 1972
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   CVA-19-9212-A-9-72
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 750 x 595 pixels



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1. Joe says:
4 Mar 2025 05:20:41 PM

I always wished i had a film of this catch.

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