The Snapshots in Time Collection
Official U.S. Navy Photograph Caption Card -- Aircraft Crash Aboard USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), 27 February 1945
This official U.S. Navy caption card accompanied a now-separated photograph documenting an aircraft crash aboard the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) on February 27, 1945. Stamped 'Confidential' and restricted from publication by order of the Bureau of Aeronautics, it reflects the routine documentation and security classification applied to wartime naval aviation accident photographs. Project: 218458