USS Block Island CVE 106 - F6F-5N Night Hellcat May 1945

USS Block Island (CVE 106). A Grumman F6F-5N "Night Hellcat” prepares for a catapult launch during operations in the Nansei Shoto region, circa May 1945. The plane is dubbed “Hanger Queen”. Note Flight Deck Officer giving “Go” signal, sailrs on island watching the evolution details of the island itself.

U.S. Marine Corps photograph, USMC 1218532.

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