MAKE A MEME View Large Image Block Island (CVE-106) off Okinawa 1945.jpg A U S Marine Corps Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat of VMF N -511 is launched from the deck of the escort carrier USS Block Island CVE-106 off Okinawa on 10 May 1945 Mechanics dubbed this aircraft the ...
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Keywords: F6F-5N of VMFN-511 on USS Block Island (CVE-106) off Okinawa 1945.jpg A U S Marine Corps Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat of VMF N -511 is launched from the deck of the escort carrier USS Block Island CVE-106 off Okinawa on 10 May 1945 Mechanics dubbed this aircraft the Hangar Queen because it had been down several times in one week for minor repairs Here Hangar Queen is about to head for Sakashima in support of the Okinawa campaign The catapult officer in the foreground resembles a baseball umpire calling a strike on the Japanese by launching this plane http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 17448 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 7190 001 1945-05-10 Pfc Harvey M Uribe USMC PD-USGov-Military-Navy F6F-5N Hellcat USS Block Island CVE-106 Battle of Okinawa World War II in May 1945
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