Hellcat Wings Home From France - In an impressive "black and white" photograph, a Navy Grumman Hellcat is guided to a landing aboard the deck of its carrier by the Signal Officer in the early morning of f Southern France, August 15, 1944.
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Hellcat Wings Home From France - In an impressive "black and white" photograph, a Navy Grumman Hellcat is guided to a landing aboard the deck of its carrier by the Signal Officer in the early morning of f Southern France, August 15, 1944.
August 1944
Gelatin silver print
16.2 x 24.2 cm.
Gift of Joanna T. Steichen, ex-collection Edward Steichen
1974.0025.0321
Inscriptions verso-(printed caption) "File No: TR-11118" "Feature Release Released:
October 3, 1944" "Hellcat Wings Home From France-In an impressive
'black and white' photograph, a Navy Grumman Hellcat is guided to a
landing aboard the deck of its carrier by the Signal Officer in the
early morning of D-Day of Southern France, August 15, 1944." "Watch
Your Credit" "'Official U.S. Navy Photograph'" The Navy Department has
no objection to the use of this photograph in commercial
advertisements, providing copy and layout are submitted..."
October 3, 1944" "Hellcat Wings Home From France-In an impressive
'black and white' photograph, a Navy Grumman Hellcat is guided to a
landing aboard the deck of its carrier by the Signal Officer in the
early morning of D-Day of Southern France, August 15, 1944." "Watch
Your Credit" "'Official U.S. Navy Photograph'" The Navy Department has
no objection to the use of this photograph in commercial
advertisements, providing copy and layout are submitted..."
