British_Spitfire_takes_off_from_USS_Wasp_(CV-7).jpg

Summary

Description

USS Wasp (CV-7). British Royal Air Force Spitfire V fighter takes off from the carrier, after a 200-foot run, May 1942. Probably taken during Wasp's second Malta aircraft ferry mission.

Date

May 1942

Source

Naval Historical Center

Author

US Navy Employee

Permission
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