Firefighting on the Flight Deck
Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Robert Wayne Osburn
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Date1957–1959
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Robert Wayne Osburn and family. P2013.149.153
Object numberP2013.149.153
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Horizontal image of crew members putting out a fire around a Douglas AD-6 Skyraider after a fuel tank broke loose from the aircraft. The plane is from Attack Squadron 25 (V-25) and is numbered “4606 // 411”. A crew member is sitting on the edge the cockpit. There are three groups of crew holding hoses to put out the fire. The men are wearing helmets, protective earmuffs and goggles. In the lower left, two crew members are supporting a third man, who may be the pilot. The water around the ship is calm, and a ship is visible in the distance.On View
Not on viewCollections
Robert Wayne Osburn
1957–61
Object number: P2013.149.105
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
October 29, 1944
Object number: P00.2012.01.83