| Caption | Â Â Â | Ensign Ardon R. Ives of Fighting-Bombing Squadron VBF-9 crashed his F6F-5 Hellcat through the barrier on USS Lexington (Essex-class) and ruptured the center-line fuel tank, Feb 1945, western Pacific. Photo 6 of 7 ww2dbase | ||||||
| Photographer | Â Â Â | Codyer | ||||||
| Source | Â Â Â | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||||
| Identification Code | Â Â Â | 80-G-268191 | ||||||
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| Photos at Same Place | Â | Pacific Ocean | ||||||
| Added By | Â | David Stubblebine | ||||||
| Added Date | Â | 24 Jan 2014 | ||||||
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| Licensing | Â | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". | ||||||
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2. 
 David Stubblebine says:
13 Oct 2020 12:32:31 PM
Mike C (above):
He is strapped into his parachute pack that also doubled as his seat cushion. Exiting the plane quickly with the parachute pack attached was part of the design, for obvious reasons, so even here that is what he did.
 David Stubblebine says:13 Oct 2020 12:32:31 PM
Mike C (above):
He is strapped into his parachute pack that also doubled as his seat cushion. Exiting the plane quickly with the parachute pack attached was part of the design, for obvious reasons, so even here that is what he did.
3. Mike C says:
14 Oct 2020 07:23:56 AM
Thanks'I forgot about that.I stand corrected.
14 Oct 2020 07:23:56 AM
Thanks'I forgot about that.I stand corrected.
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13 Oct 2020 07:46:09 AM
in photo 6 it looks like he's got his seat with him, maybe that's why it took him so long to escape the plane ?