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F6F-3 Hellcat of VF-1 being catapulted from the hangar deck catapult on the carrier Yorktown (Essex-class) off Trinidad, 3 Jun 1943. | Irina Burnaia, Bolshoi Fontan, Odesa, Ukraine, 3 Jun 1943 |
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