The Snapshots in Time Collection
FM-2 Wildcat Caught in Crash Barrier During Landing Mishap, USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), WWII
An FM-2 Wildcat fighter, bearing a shamrock tail marking, is caught by the emergency crash barrier just above the flight deck of USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) — a split-second capture of the ever-present danger in carrier landing operations during World War II. Project: 218467