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80-G-7745 Battle of Midway, June 1942

Photo #: 80-G-7745 Battle of Midway, June 1942
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Title: Battle of Midway, June 1942
Description: Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Clifton R. Bassett, of Bombing Squadron Three (VB-3), is carried from the flight deck of USS Enterprise (CV-6), 4 June 1942. He had been wounded by Japanese aircraft while VB-3 was attacking Hiryu. Bassett was radioman/gunner of the SBD Dauntless scout-bomber flown by Ensign Bunyan R. Cooner, USNR, seen here at top center wearing an inflatable life jacket. Photographed looking forward from the carrier's island. Note flight deck details, including wooden decking, metal tie-down strips, palisade and flight deck distance markings. Aircraft wheel chocks are piled at the right. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives.EPSON scanner image
Catalog #: 80-G-7745
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