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March 1945
Near Miss, Enterprise CV-6 The first of two near misses explodes off Enterprise CV-6's port quarter, 20 March 1945. Larger version of this image. Noumea ID: barn-img-n201 Source: James C. Barnhill | |
Enterprise Burns, San Jacinto Looks On Crewmen aboard San Jacinto CVL-30 look on as Enterprise CV-6 fights fires, 20 March 1945. Larger version of this image. Noumea ID: barn-img-n210a Source: James C. Barnhill | |
Fighting Fires in 40MM Gun Mounts Firefighting foam is sprayed into two Enterprise 40MM gun mounts, 20 March 1945. Larger version of this image. Noumea ID: barr-img-29-3 Source: William T. Barr | |
Foam Covers Enterprise CV-6's Flight Deck Fire-fighting foam lies thickly over the Big E's flight deck, 20 March 1945. Larger version of this image. Noumea ID: latr-img-z--9000005 Source: Charles H. Latrobe | |
Enterprise CV-6 Flight Deck Fire-fighting foam covers Enterprise CV-6's flight deck following enemy attack, 20 March 1945. Larger version of this image. Noumea ID: barn-img-n205 Source: James C. Barnhill | |
Damaged Planes Aboard Enterprise CV-6 Destroyed planes and other wreckage litter the deck of Enterprise CV-6, 20 March 1945. Larger version of this image. Noumea ID: usni-img-z--3000011 Source: United States Naval Institute | |
Moving a Casualty A casualty of the 20 March 1945 "friendly" fire hit is moved aboard Enterprise CV-6. Larger version of this image. Noumea ID: barn-img-n207 Source: James C. Barnhill | |
Enterprise CV-6 and Alaska CB-1 Alaska CB-1, seen astern of Enterprise CV-6 in March 1945. Larger version of this image. Noumea ID: barr-img-265 Source: William T. Barr | |
ENS Robert H. Grant Landing Signal Officer (LSO) ENS Robert H. Grant at work, March 1945. Larger version of this image. Noumea ID: nhc-img-80g319008 Source: Navy Historical Center | |
VT(N)-90 Landing Operations VT(N)-90 TBM Avengers pack Enterprise's flight deck, as they return from a training flight. Larger version of this image. Noumea ID: barr-img-80 Source: William T. Barr |
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