File:F6F Hellcat crashing over the side of USS Saipan (CVL-48), circa in 1946.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat crashing over the side of the light aircraft carrier USS Saipan (CVL-48). Following her commissioning on 14 July 1946, Saipan trained student pilots out of Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida (USA), from September 1946 to April 1947.
Date between September 1946 and April 1947
date QS:P,+1946-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1946-09-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1326,+1947-04-00T00:00:00Z/10
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Saipan (CVL-48) 1946-1947 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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current17:13, 18 February 2018Thumbnail for version as of 17:13, 18 February 2018633 × 483 (219 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 ''Hellcat'' crashing over the side of the light aircraft carrier USS ''Saipan'' (CVL-48). Following her commissioning on 14 July 1946, ''Saipan'' trained student pilots out of Naval Air Stati...