The Snapshots in Time Collection
Aircraft Tail Section on Flight Deck, USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), WWII
The tail section of a carrier aircraft rests on the flight deck of USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), its four-leaf-clover squadron marking and 'B11' identification clearly visible. Photographs like this documented the routine hazards and operations of flight deck life aboard WWII escort carriers. Project: 218458