Battle of Midway, 4 June 1942: Description: U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Clifton R. Bassett, of Bombing Squadron 3 (VB-3), is carried from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS <i>Enterprise</i> (CV-6), 4 June 1942. He had been wounded by Japanese aircraft while VB-3 was attacking the Japanese aircraft carrier <i>Hiryū</i>. Bassett was radioman/gunner of the Douglas SBD-3 <i>Dauntless</i> scout-bomber flown by Ensign Bunyan R. Cooner, USNR, seen here at top center wearing an inflatable life jacket.<br>
The photo was taken looking forward from the carrier's island. Note the flight deck details, including the wooden decking, the metal tie-down strips, the palisade and the flight deck distance markings. Aircraft wheel chocks are piled at right.
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