Ryan_FR-1_landing_on_USS_Bairoko_1946.jpg


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Description A U.S. Navy Ryan FR-1 Fireball from fighter squadron VF-41 landing on the escort carrier USS Bairoko (CVE-115) just before the nose gear collapsed, 13 March 1946.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7133.006 [1]
Author U.S. Navy

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13 March 1946