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1943-11

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Action on flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Enterprise shows the ship's catapult officer, Lt. Walter Chewning, climbing up flaming wreck of a fighter plane to help pilot Byron M. Johnson escape after a crash landing while enroute to attack Makin Islandin the Gilberts.

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  • Date: 1943-11
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Byron Johnson, American, Wars, Wwii, Heroism, At Sea, Walter Chewning, Aircraft Damaged Or Captured, 1940s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_1126347
  • Credits: TIME LIFE BOOKS
LIFE Photo Collection

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