File:Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat is catapulted from USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116), circa in early 1946 (NH 95747).jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat fighter is catapulted from the escort carrier USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116), during operations in the eastern Pacific, circa in early 1946. The carrier was then flagship of Commander Carrier Division 17, Rear Admiral Dixwell Ketcham.
Date early 1946
date QS:P571,+1946-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P4241,Q40719727
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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NH 95747
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 95747

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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID NH 95747.
Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]
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current06:58, 6 June 2021Thumbnail for version as of 06:58, 6 June 20215,680 × 4,443 (9.12 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)different file to avoid duplication of File:Vought F4U-4B Corsairs of VMF-323 aboard USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) off Korea, 1 December 1950 (NH 97059).jpg (as usual for this bot)
15:11, 30 July 2008Thumbnail for version as of 15:11, 30 July 20082,946 × 3,000 (1.32 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|1=Crewmen arm U.S. Marine Corps Vought F4U-4B ''Corsair'' fighters with 12.7 cm (5 in) rockets and napalm canisters aboard the escort carrier ''USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116)'', during operations off the Korean coast on 1 Dec