Airplane over the Edge
Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Vernon E. Hazard
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Date1944
PeriodWorld War II
Mediumphotographic paper, ink
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Vernon E. Hazard 1943–1946. P2019.53.34
Object numberP2019.53.34
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Horizontal official U.S. Navy image of a Grumman SB2C Helldiver airplane that taxied off the edge of the flight deck. The propeller, engine and front fuselage of the aircraft can be seen angled downward on top of the forward starboard catwalk of USS Intrepid. Front flaps on the engine are in an open position. In the front left of the photograph a metal grate railing can be seen extending vertically up from the catwalk. In the center and right of the photograph, metal canisters, ropes and other mechanical equipment are visible on the catwalk. On the back of the photograph there is a handwritten inscription that reads "Lo. 339 // SB2C that taxied into // cat walk" in black ink.On View
On viewCollections
Object number: 00.2012.135
