Crewmen aboard HMS Formidable pushing a damaged Corsair fighter which had just landed, off Norway, Aug 1944. Note the prop with one blade badly bent.

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Caption     Crewmen aboard HMS Formidable pushing a damaged Corsair fighter which had just landed, off Norway, Aug 1944. Note the prop with one blade badly bent. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Norwegian Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Date  Aug 1944
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Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   A 25449
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 783 x 597 pixels



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1. James Wayman Edwards says:
9 Aug 2020 10:13:03 AM

Damaged aircraft were just dumped over the side

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