US Navy pilot Lieutenant Commander Maxwell Leslie's SBD aircraft crashing safely into the sea due to lack of fuel beside USS Astoria, 1348 hours, 4 Jun 1942

Caption     US Navy pilot Lieutenant Commander Maxwell Leslie's SBD aircraft crashing safely into the sea due to lack of fuel beside USS Astoria, 1348 hours, 4 Jun 1942 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation
Identification Code   1996.253.588
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Photo Size 2,154 x 1,685 pixels
Photos on Same Day 4 Jun 1942
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. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
7 Jan 2012 09:15:37 PM

WATER LANDING:

Douglas SBD, flown by Commanding Officer of
VB-3 Lt.Cdr. Maxwell F. Leslie ditches next
to Heavy Cruiser USS Astoria. His wingman
Lt.(JG)P.A.Holmberg also ditched due to fuel exhaustion, both crews rescued.
Aircraft made successful attack on the
Japanese Carrier Soryu during the Battle of Midway. Aircraft at right on photograph, is a Crutiss SOC Seagull floatplane on catapult.

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