Crash Landing
Photograph
Unidentified
Maker
Crash Landing
[part 3 of 5 in series of aborted F4F4 carrier takeoff]
November 30, 1942
Gelatin silver print
Paper: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Gift of Joanna T. Steichen, ex-collection Edward Steichen
Inscriptions printed on the verso in ink: File No.: AM-CA-7-13865 November 30, 1942/
CRASH LANDING - A cable parted while this F4F4 was being launched from a catapult/
and left the U. S. Marine Corps pilot helpless. Under its own power, the plane made/
a short deck run, slowly picked up speed and launched itself with an air speed of/
about 30 knots. What happened then is told in this series of five pictures:/
3 - After clambering out of the cockpit, the pilot balanced himself on the port wing/ preparatory to jumping clear. Note that his rubber boat has been released and is/ floating in the water just in front of him. (10)/
WATCH YOUR CREDIT/
No objection to reproducing or publishing/
this photograph provide credit line/
"OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTOGRAPH"/ [underlined]
is used/
This photograph may be used for commercial/
advertising if accompanying copy and layout are/
submitted,prior to publication,/
to the/
OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS/
Photograph Section/
Navy Department/
WASHINGTON, D.C./
CRASH LANDING - A cable parted while this F4F4 was being launched from a catapult/
and left the U. S. Marine Corps pilot helpless. Under its own power, the plane made/
a short deck run, slowly picked up speed and launched itself with an air speed of/
about 30 knots. What happened then is told in this series of five pictures:/
3 - After clambering out of the cockpit, the pilot balanced himself on the port wing/ preparatory to jumping clear. Note that his rubber boat has been released and is/ floating in the water just in front of him. (10)/
WATCH YOUR CREDIT/
No objection to reproducing or publishing/
this photograph provide credit line/
"OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTOGRAPH"/ [underlined]
is used/
This photograph may be used for commercial/
advertising if accompanying copy and layout are/
submitted,prior to publication,/
to the/
OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS/
Photograph Section/
Navy Department/
WASHINGTON, D.C./
