Surplus F6F Hellcats painted in bright colors for use as instrument drones during the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll, 1946.

Caption     Surplus F6F Hellcats painted in bright colors for use as instrument drones during the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll, 1946. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
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F6F Hellcat   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 1,100 x 735 pixels
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  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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1. zdadthrice says:
30 Jun 2016 07:03:39 PM

I didn't realize the Bikini Atoll had pine trees and snow. ;)
2. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
30 Jun 2016 08:28:53 PM

zdadthrice:
You are right, this does not look like Bikini. The caption does not say the photo was taken at Bikini, it says the airplanes were painted up for use at Bikini. I have never been able to find credible information on this photo’s location but I have always believed it to be somewhere in Washington state.

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