The Snapshots in Time Collection
Flight Deck Crew Attending to FM-2 Wildcat Fighter Aboard USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80)
Deck crew and aviators gather around an FM-2 Wildcat fighter (No. 12) on the flight deck of the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80). A wire stretcher on the deck suggests the crew is responding to an injured pilot or a rough landing, a common hazard of carrier flight operations during World War II. Project: 218467