A Grumman F6F Hellcat makes a crash landing on the USS Enterprise during the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, a series of battles fought from November 1943 through February 1944, in the Pacific theatre of World War II between the United States and Japan.

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Size: 4555px × 2646px
Location: Gilbert and Marshall Islands, Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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