The Snapshots in Time Collection
Crash-Damaged Carrier Fighter Aircraft on Flight Deck, USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), WWII
A carrier fighter lies wrecked on the flight deck of USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) after a crash landing. Deck accidents such as this were an ever-present hazard of carrier aviation during World War II, testing both aircrew and flight deck crews. Project: 218313