Crash landing of an
F6F Hellcat into the
port side 20mm gun gallery of the
USS Enterprise, November 10, 1943. Lieutenant Walter L. Chewning, Jr.,
USNR, the Catapult Officer, is climbing up the plane's side to assist the pilot from the burning aircraft. The pilot, Ensign Byron M. Johnson, escaped without significant injury. Note the plane's ruptured belly fuel tank.
Photo credit: United States Navy