A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 <i>Hellcat</i> fighter is catapulted from the escort carrier USS <i>Badoeng Strait</i> (CVE-116), during operations in the eastern Pacific, circa in early 1946. The carrier was then flagship of Commander Carrier Division 17, Rear Admiral Dixwell Ketcham.
early 1946 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1946-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P4241,Q40719727</div>
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