Damaged tail plane of an F6F-5 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron VF-20 on the hangar deck of USS Enterprise off the Philippines, 19 Oct 1944. Note the solid castor type tail wheel necessary for carrier operations.

Caption   Damaged tail plane of an F6F-5 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron VF-20 on the hangar deck of USS Enterprise off the Philippines, 19 Oct 1944. Note the solid castor type tail wheel necessary for carrier operations. ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseNational Museum of Naval Aviation RL Lawson Collection
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F6F Hellcat   Main article  Photos  
Enterprise   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photos at Same Place Pacific Ocean
Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 1 Jan 2006

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