File:USS Alaska (CB-1) recovering SC-1 recce plane.jpg

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The U.S. Navy large cruiser USS Alaska (CB-1) recovering a Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk floatplane on 6 March 1945, during the Iwo Jima operation. The aircraft is awaiting pickup by the ship's crane after taxiing onto a landing mat. The pilot was Lieutenant Jess R. Faulconer, Jr., USNR.

Removed caption read: Photo # K-3747     USS Alaska recovering an SC-1, 1945
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current13:42, 25 March 2007Thumbnail for version as of 13:42, 25 March 2007590 × 733 (103 KB)Editor at Large (talk | contribs)Losslessly cropped caption bar
17:30, 28 September 2006Thumbnail for version as of 17:30, 28 September 2006590 × 765 (109 KB)Felix Stember (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=USS Alaska (CB-1) recovering a Curtiss SC-1 floatplane on 6 March 1945, during the Iwo Jima operation. The aircraft is awaiting pickup by the ship's crane after taxiing onto a landing mat. The pilot was Lieutenant Jess R. Faulco

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