File:A U.S. Navy pilot is rescued by Curtiss SOC Seagull, circa in 1944.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy pilot is rescued by Curtiss SOC Seagull from the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38). San Francisco's fliers rescued pilots off Palau, Saipan and Okinawa, in 1944-1945. Note what appears to be the pilot's rubber raft in the background.
Date circa 1944
date QS:P,+1944-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS San Francisco (CA-38) World War II cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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current06:01, 30 June 2018Thumbnail for version as of 06:01, 30 June 2018591 × 692 (183 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy pilot is rescued by Curtiss SOC ''Seagull'' from the heavy cruiser USS ''San Francisco'' (CA-38). ''San Francisco''{{'}}s fliers rescued pilots off Palau, Saipan and Okinawa, in 1944-1945. Note what appears to be the pilot{{'}}s rubber raft in the background.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/ca38-45/033.htm] from the [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/ca38-45/index_003.htm USS ''San Francisco'...

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