The Snapshots in Time Collection
Official U.S. Navy Photograph Caption Card - USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), 'Pushing Tail of Bu. #57002 Over the Side,' December 18, 1944
An official U.S. Navy caption card documenting a photograph taken aboard the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) on December 18, 1944, recording the jettisoning of a damaged aircraft, Bureau Number 57002, over the ship's side, a routine but telling glimpse into the operational tempo of carrier flight deck life during the Pacific War. Project: 218458