U.S. aircraft carrier recovering F6F aircraft while underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Several aircraft make uneventful landings. However, one apparently radioed about a problem . As his aircraft comes to a stop, tip of the right wing appears to fall off the aircraft. It slides down over the wing flap to the deck. A firefighter in protective gear, climbs one the aircraft wing and speaks with the pilot, who is sitting, calmly , in the cockpit filling out a report. Deck crew examine the broken material and spread it out on the deck. Momentary view of torn right wing tip.
A U.S. ship in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. USS Bunker Hill underway burns. Thick black smoke rises from the ship. A destroyer escort nearby.
U.S. ships in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Survivors of USS Bunker Hill in water. A destroyer escort underway.
USS Bunker Hill burns in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Thick black smoke rises from the ship as she burns. A destroyer escort in the background. Large columns of smoke and bursts of flame rise from the burning ship. USS Baltimore and the destroyer escort in the background.
USS Bunker Hill burns in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Thick black smoke rises from the ship as she burns. A destroyer escort in the background. USS Baltimore near the burning ship.
A U.S. Navy aircraft burns on the deck of a ship underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A United States Navy F6F Hellcat aircraft lands on the deck of a ship and explodes in flames. Fire fighters rush to the aircraft. They spray chemical foam and water on the fire and the burning belly tank.
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