USS Yorktown (Essex-class) steaming in reverse and landing an F6F-3 over the bow during trials, probably in the Gulf of Paria, Jul 1943

Caption   USS Yorktown (Essex-class) steaming in reverse and landing an F6F-3 over the bow during trials, probably in the Gulf of Paria, Jul 1943 ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseNational Museum of Naval Aviation RL Lawson Collection
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Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 14 Jun 2014

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