This photograph documents the salvage recovery of a U.S. Navy jet fighter, tail-coded 'H-302,' after it came down in the water near Sasebo, Japan, a major U.S. Navy base during and after the Korean War. Sailors work aboard an inflatable pontoon raft to secure the aircraft for retrieval, illustrating the routine but demanding work of naval aviation support and salvage operations in the Pacific during the 1950s. Project: 218646