File:Flight deck fire aboard USS Admiralty Islands (CVE-99), 20 July 1945.jpg

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English: Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters on fire aboard the U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Admiralty Islands (CVE-99), 20 July 1945. An aircraft attempting to land lost a fuel tank and set the deck and three F6F on fire. Admiralty Islands was handling replacement aircraft for the fleet carriers.
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current06:56, 27 December 2008Thumbnail for version as of 06:56, 27 December 2008600 × 349 (82 KB)Delphilabs (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|1=Fire aboard CVE-99 as result of released fuel drop tank.}} |Source=USN Official Photographer |Author=USN Official Photographer |Date=1945 |Permission= |other_versions= }} <!--{{ImageUpload|full}}-->

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