Burning F6F-5 Hellcat white 23 from VF-9 USS Lexington (CV-16) - 25 Feb 1945

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image showing Burning F6F-5 Hellcat white 23 from VF-9 USS Lexington (CV-16) - 25 Feb 1945

SleepingSheeple on November 11st, 2017 at 21:38 UTC »

They should not have parked that plane in the middle of a fire.

throwaway763532 on November 11st, 2017 at 21:43 UTC »

How much damage would this do to the aircraft carriers deck?

Amazing photo.

Edit:

Thanks for all the comments. Interesting stuff!

meangrampa on November 11st, 2017 at 22:20 UTC »

He survived that but died 3 months later. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107542889#